Mechanical Engineers
Life, Physical & Social SciencesAI exposure
- Data source: BLSPublished: 2026-08
Very high· relative
LowFour relative bandsVery highGroup-level value
Scale, basis and source
Four relative bands (Low / Moderate / High / Very high)
831 detailed occupations in the BLS Employment Projections table. Assigned per National Employment Matrix (NEM) code, so occupations sharing a NEM code carry the same band
- Data source: AnthropicPublished: 2026-03
0.081
0.000Range of values carried here0.745Scale, basis and source
- Data source: ILOPublished: 2025
0.32
0.09Range of values carried here0.70Group-level value
Scale, basis and source
Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published
ISCO-08 unit group — every occupation sharing the code gets this value
Computed by this site, not published by the ILO: of the 1,012 occupations this site links to the ILO dataset, 64% score at or above this value.
What kind of figure this source publishes
The BLS category is a relative rank, not an absolute level, and it is not a first-hand measurement: it groups an occupation's percentile ranks across several published studies into four bands. It is not an employment or wage forecast, not a probability of adoption, and it does not separate automation from augmentation.
Task-level exposure
Show 69 hidden tasks| Task | Claude.aiRaw / share % | APIRaw / share % |
|---|---|---|
Write, review, or maintain engineering documentation.17-2141 | 0.023834.1 | 0.007212.0 |
Provide technical customer service.17-2141 | 0.013218.9 | 0.030350.6 |
Prepare or present technical or project status reports.17-2141 | 0.007510.7 | 0.00244.0 |
Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.17-2141 | 0.007310.5 | 0.00254.1 |
Write technical reports or proposals related to engineering projects.17-2141 | 0.007110.2 | —0 |
Develop calibration methodologies, test methodologies, or tools.17-2141 | 0.00324.6 | —0 |
Solicit new business.17-2141 | 0.00233.3 | 0.011619.4 |
Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.17-2141 | 0.00202.9 | 0.00599.8 |
Develop or implement operating methods or procedures.17-2141 | 0.00172.4 | —0 |
Research or implement green automotive technologies involving alternative fuels, electric or hybrid cars, or lighter or more fuel-efficient vehicles.17-2141 | 0.00172.4 | —0 |
Values in this tab are predicted labels, not observations. Eloundou et al. (2023) published two rating regimes — human raters and GPT-4 — and the β shown here is derived from the GPT-4 rater basis alone; the same task can take a different value under the other regime. The unit and the meaning differ from the observed shares (%) in the other tabs, so do not place them on the same axis.
| Task | βE1 + 0.5 × E2 |
|---|---|
Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.O*NET Task ID 1429 | 1.0 |
Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.O*NET Task ID 1411 | 0.5 |
Confer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information.O*NET Task ID 1412 | 0.5 |
Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, or other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, or maintenance requirements of designs or applications.O*NET Task ID 1413 | 0.5 |
Provide feedback to design engineers on customer problems or needs.O*NET Task ID 1418 | 0.5 |
Conduct research that tests or analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of equipment, components, or systems.O*NET Task ID 1420 | 0.5 |
Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.O*NET Task ID 1421 | 0.5 |
Develop, coordinate, or monitor all aspects of production, including selection of manufacturing methods, fabrication, or operation of product designs.O*NET Task ID 1423 | 0.5 |
Establish or coordinate the maintenance or safety procedures, service schedule, or supply of materials required to maintain machines or equipment in the prescribed condition.O*NET Task ID 1427 | 0.5 |
Apply engineering principles or practices to emerging fields, such as robotics, waste management, or biomedical engineering.O*NET Task ID 1430 | 0.5 |
β = E1 + 0.5 × E2 · E1 = tasks where direct LLM access alone cuts time by at least 50%, E2 = tasks where software built on top of an LLM cuts time by at least 50%. Values take only 0 / 0.5 / 1.0.
Data sources & licenses — O*NET®, Anthropic Economic Index, Eloundou et al. (2023): see full notices on the Credits page