Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

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SOC code
17-3027.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
27 activities
Activities an agent can take on
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Mechanical Engineering Technologists and TechniciansSOC 17-3027.00
88% · agentMostly automatable
85% · agentMostly automatable
82% · agentMostly automatable
78% · agentMostly automatable
48% · you keepPartly automatable
18% · you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents · 4 need no setup
Test Analysis Agent
Microsoft Excel · The MathWorks MATLAB · Docs
● No integration needed
CAD Drawing Agent
Autodesk AutoCAD · Dassault Systemes SolidWorks · Docs
● No integration needed
Engineering Calculation Agent
Microsoft Excel · The MathWorks MATLAB · Sheets
● No integration needed
Document Review Agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel · Docs
● No integration needed
You keep this
Approve final test specifications and design modificationsPhysically assemble, disassemble, and operate test equipmentOwn accountability for equipment safety and regulatory complianceMake final engineering judgment calls on prototype performance

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Analyze test data and document results88% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable
Create technical drawings and specifications85% · drafting and content production · mostly automatable
Calculate system capacities and estimate costs82% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable

The full activity list

All 27 detailed work activities O*NET records for Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.