Will AI replace Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians?
The Stanford WORKBank study rates tasks, not whole jobs, so it cannot say whether any one job disappears. What it shows: AI experts rate 2 of the 10 studied Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians tasks as do-able by AI today, and 1 of those are tasks workers also want automated.
of tasks in the Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians role are ones AI can already do, per AI experts.
From a Stanford study where AI experts and mechanical engineering technologists and technicians workers rated each real task (O*NET). Not a guess from the job title.
Key statistics
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- AI can already do 20% of the 10 work tasks in the Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians role, according to AI experts in the Stanford WORKBank study (O*NET SOC 17-3027.00).
- Workers in the Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians role rate 60% of their tasks 3 or higher out of 5 for wanting them automated (Stanford WORKBank, 1,500 U.S. workers).
- 1 of 10 Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians tasks are Automation Green Light, wanted by workers and do-able by AI, that is 10% of the role (Stanford WORKBank).
- The typical Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians task scores 2.84/5 for worker desire to automate and 2.82/5 for AI capability today (Stanford WORKBank, 1-5 scale).
- The Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians role (O*NET SOC 17-3027.00) has a median U.S. wage of $72,450 and about 37,450 people employed (U.S. O*NET / BLS).
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What workers told Stanford
Of the 10 tasks studied for Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians, 1 (10%) are in the Automation Green Light zone, AI can largely do them and workers want it. Across all tasks, workers rate 60% of their tasks 3 or higher out of 5 for wanting them automated. The typical task scores 2.84/5 for worker desire and 2.82/5 for AI capability.
All 10 tasks, most-wanted first
Prepare equipment inspection schedules, reliability schedules, work plans, or other records.
Green Lightwant 4 · AI 3.5Analyze test results in relation to design or rated specifications and test objectives, and modify or adjust equipment to meet specifications.
R&D Opportunitywant 3.6 · AI 2Provide technical support to other employees regarding mechanical design, fabrication, testing, or documentation.
R&D Opportunitywant 3.33 · AI 3Design molds, tools, dies, jigs, or fixtures for use in manufacturing processes.
R&D Opportunitywant 3.33 · AI 2Record test procedures and results, numerical and graphical data, and recommendations for changes in product or test methods.
R&D Opportunitywant 3 · AI 2.67Review project instructions and specifications to identify, modify and plan requirements fabrication, assembly and testing.
R&D Opportunitywant 3 · AI 2Review project instructions and blueprints to ascertain test specifications, procedures, and objectives, and test nature of technical problems such as redesign.
Red Lightwant 2.75 · AI 4Draft detail drawing or sketch for drafting room completion or to request parts fabrication by machine, sheet or wood shops.
Low Prioritywant 2 · AI 3.33Interpret engineering sketches, specifications, or drawings.
Low Prioritywant 1.75 · AI 3Calculate required capacities for equipment of proposed system to obtain specified performance and submit data to engineering personnel for approval.
Low Prioritywant 1.67 · AI 2.67
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- Architectural and Civil DraftersAI can do 50% of tasks today · workers want 50% automated
Lower-automation alternatives
Less of these jobs is automatable today: AI experts rate a smaller share of their tasks as doable than the 20% for Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians (Stanford WORKBank).
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians ranks #83 of 104 studied roles by the share of tasks AI experts rate as do-able today. See which roles top and bottom the list in the most automatable jobs in 2026.