AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 17-3013.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Mechanical Drafters?

Prepare detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods, and other engineering information.

Estimated AI task exposure
61%

High exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

16 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

55/100

Physical moat

17/100

Human moat

17/100

Rating coverage

100%

16 task statements / 16 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Produce three-dimensional models, using computer-aided design (CAD) software.
Importance 89/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.91
Develop detailed design drawings and specifications for mechanical equipment, dies, tools, and controls, using computer-assisted drafting (CAD) equipment.
Importance 87/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 78/100Weight 0.89
Position instructions and comments onto drawings.
Importance 73/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 60/100Weight 0.80
Modify and revise designs to correct operating deficiencies or to reduce production problems.
Importance 75/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 56/100Weight 0.80
Lay out and draw schematic, orthographic, or angle views to depict functional relationships of components, assemblies, systems, and machines.
Importance 76/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 58/100Weight 0.79
Review and analyze specifications, sketches, drawings, ideas, and related data to assess factors affecting component designs and the procedures and instructions to be followed.
Importance 75/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 58/100Weight 0.78
Coordinate with and consult other workers to design, lay out, or detail components and systems and to resolve design or other problems.
Importance 73/100Relevance 99/100Frequency 51/100Weight 0.78
Design scale or full-size blueprints of specialty items, such as furniture and automobile body or chassis components.
Importance 78/100Relevance 89/100Frequency 59/100Weight 0.77
Create bills of materials.
Importance 75/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 50/100Weight 0.77
Check dimensions of materials to be used and assign numbers to the materials.
Importance 78/100Relevance 79/100Frequency 64/100Weight 0.75

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$71,550

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

39,960

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-6.0%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

3

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Helpers--Extraction Workers

5%

56 points lower exposure • 68% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,730 Growth 2025–2035: +1.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

5%

56 points lower exposure • 69% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,510 Growth 2025–2035: +6.7% Annual openings: 15

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

56 points lower exposure • 67% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

5%

56 points lower exposure • 68% profile similarity

Median wage: $64,120 Growth 2025–2035: +29.5% Annual openings: 2

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

8%

53 points lower exposure • 71% profile similarity

Median wage: $79,870 Growth 2025–2035: +5.4% Annual openings: 11

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

6%

55 points lower exposure • 69% profile similarity

Median wage: $58,870 Growth 2025–2035: +2.8% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

  • routine information gathering
  • first-pass document drafting
  • standard reporting and summarization
  • repeatable administrative workflows

AUGMENT

  • research and analysis
  • quality checking AI-generated work
  • decision preparation
  • scenario generation

PROTECT

  • domain expertise
  • exception handling
  • accountability for outcomes

LEARN

  • AI-assisted research
  • workflow automation
  • data literacy
  • prompt and workflow design
  • AI output verification

AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

What this score does not mean

The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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