Will AI replace Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation?
Estimated risk score: 42 out of 100
Lower replacement risk
Estimate from published task research, not reviewed by a person · how we estimate
Within about 19 points for 4 in 5 of the jobs we checked (23 to 61).
For the occupation as a whole, from ratings of its 21 O*NET tasks published in 2023 and calibrated to our hand scores. A specialty inside it can sit higher or lower.
O*NET-SOC 53-6051.07 · Transportation and Material Moving
Tasks rated in 2023 as ones AI could do or speed up
Tasks a GPT-4-class model could do, or do in half the time or less: 6 of its 21 rated tasks; the first 3 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Prepare reports on investigations or inspections and actions taken.
- Review commercial vehicle logs, shipping papers, or driver and equipment records to detect any problems or to ensure compliance with regulations.
- Issue notices and recommend corrective actions when infractions or problems are found.
Tasks rated in 2023 as not sped up by AI
Tasks such a model was rated as not speeding up or taking over: 6 of its 21 rated tasks; the first 4 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Inspect repairs to transportation vehicles or equipment to ensure that repair work was performed properly.
- Attach onboard diagnostics (OBD) scanner cables to vehicles to conduct emissions inspections.
- Conduct vehicle or transportation equipment tests, using diagnostic equipment.
- Identify modifications to engines, fuel systems, emissions control equipment, or other vehicle systems to determine the impact of modifications on inspection procedures or conclusions.
What the job is
Inspect and monitor transportation equipment, vehicles, or systems to ensure compliance with regulations and safety standards.
Also called: Smog Technician, Car Examiner, Bus Inspector, Car Inspector, Way Inspector, Auto Inspector, Train Inspector, Watch Inspector.
Closest jobs we score by hand
In the same field (Transportation and Material Moving). Different jobs, each scored by a person.
Source. This site includes information from the O*NET 30.1 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. (O*NET, CC BY 4.0.) Task ratings: Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock (2023), “GPTs are GPTs: An Early Look at the Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models”, data used under the MIT licence (licence texts). Our change: we averaged the ratings over this occupation’s tasks and calibrated them to our 0–100 scale. It is not a prediction about any one person and not career advice. Disagree? Write to hello@yourstopwashit.com. How we estimate