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Troubleshooting at work

41 jobs lean on it. O*NET rates it most important for aircraft mechanics and service technicians.

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O*NET defines troubleshooting as: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

41 jobs on this site rate it as important or very important. In those jobs, AI and robots touch an average of 21m of an 8-hour shift, 1h 12m less than the 1h 33m average across all jobs.

Good pay, least AI time

Jobs that lean on troubleshooting, pay at least the $63,190 median for this group, and have the least AI or robot time.

  1. Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers no AI or robot evidence · $109,910
  2. Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay no AI or robot evidence · $103,020
  3. Avionics Technicians no AI or robot evidence · $82,280
  4. Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians no AI or robot evidence · $79,870
  5. Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment no AI or robot evidence · $74,090
  6. Robotics Technicians no AI or robot evidence · $73,900
  7. Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians no AI or robot evidence · $73,900
  8. Rail Car Repairers no AI or robot evidence · $67,530
  9. Millwrights no AI or robot evidence · $65,700
  10. Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics no AI or robot evidence · $65,510

How much AI touches these jobs

Of the 41 jobs, 25 have no AI or robot evidence, 11 have under an hour and 5 have 1 to 3 hours.

Skills that usually come with it

Jobs that rely on troubleshooting most often also rely on repairing (83%), critical thinking (68%), operations monitoring (66%), equipment maintenance (56%), quality control analysis (37%).

Jobs that rely on it most

  1. Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians no AI or robot evidence · $79,870
  2. Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics no AI or robot evidence · $65,510
  3. Signal and Track Switch Repairers 1h 5m touched · $92,460
  4. Electricians no AI or robot evidence · $63,190
  5. Industrial Machinery Mechanics 6m touched · $64,520
  6. Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists no AI or robot evidence · $61,770
  7. Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 34m touched · $56,550
  8. Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers no AI or robot evidence · $109,910
  9. Rail Car Repairers no AI or robot evidence · $67,530
  10. Robotics Technicians no AI or robot evidence · $73,900
  11. Wind Turbine Service Technicians 12m touched · $64,120
  12. Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers 1h 5m touched · $63,890
  13. Medical Equipment Repairers no AI or robot evidence · $61,660
  14. Avionics Technicians no AI or robot evidence · $82,280
  15. Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians no AI or robot evidence · $73,900
  16. Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers no AI or robot evidence · $56,210
  17. Motorcycle Mechanics no AI or robot evidence · $48,580
  18. Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers 19m touched · $52,720
  19. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 11m touched · $49,590
  20. Network and Computer Systems Administrators 2h 56m touched · $99,130
  21. Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment no AI or robot evidence · $74,090
  22. Machinery Maintenance Workers 49m touched · $60,850
  23. Millwrights no AI or robot evidence · $65,700
  24. Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics no AI or robot evidence · $47,880
  25. Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians no AI or robot evidence · $57,550

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Importance ratings come from O*NET 30.1, on a 1 to 5 scale; this page counts a job when the rating is 3.5 or higher. Time touched comes from each job's time card (how we keep time). See every skill or search by task.