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Your role’s AI Resilience Score is
63.1%
Median Score
Changing Fast
Evolving
Stable
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These roles are shifting as AI becomes part of everyday workflows. Expect new responsibilities and new opportunities.
AI Resilience Report for
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians
They fix and maintain motorboats by checking engines, repairing parts, and ensuring everything runs smoothly for safe and fun boating.
Summary
This career is labeled as "Stable" because the hands-on skills and problem-solving abilities of motorboat mechanics are hard for AI to replace. While AI tools can help detect engine issues early, the actual repair work still requires human expertise.
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This career is labeled as "Stable" because the hands-on skills and problem-solving abilities of motorboat mechanics are hard for AI to replace. While AI tools can help detect engine issues early, the actual repair work still requires human expertise.
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AI Resilience
All scores are converted into percentiles showing where this career ranks among U.S. careers. For models that measure impact or risk, we flip the percentile (subtract it from 100) to derive resilience.
CareerVillage.org's AI Resilience Analysis
AI Task Resilience
Stable92.5%
92.5%
Microsoft's Working with AI
AI Applicability
Stable83.1%
83.1%
Will Robots Take My Job
Automation Resilience
Evolving34.3%
34.3%
Medium Demand
Labor Market Outlook
We use BLS employment projections to complement the AI-focused assessments from other sources.
Learn about this scoreGrowth Rate (2024-34):
6.0%
Growth Percentile:
80.6%
Annual Openings:
2.6
Annual Openings Pct:
26.5%
Analysis of Current AI Resilience
Motorboat Mechanic
Updated Quarterly • Last Update: 11/22/2025
State of Automation & Augmentation
Some AI is already helping catch engine troubles early. For example, researchers have developed AI fault-detection systems for ship engines that analyze data and give early warnings to avoid failures [1]. In many motorboats today, however, mechanics still largely rely on their own senses and experience.
Job guides note that mechanics “start motors and monitor performance” and look for signs like smoke or vibration [2], then often “disassemble and inspect motors” by hand to find bad parts [2]. These hands-on tasks are hard to fully automate. Mechanics do use some digital tools (like outboard engine diagnostic scanners [2]), but the final fixes usually need a skilled person.
New tech can augment mechanics’ work. For example, a marine-engine company has tested smart “AR” glasses so a remote expert can see exactly what an on-site mechanic sees and give live guidance [3]. This kind of augmented-reality help greatly speeds up repairs and cuts costs [3].
In practice, though, such tools are just starting to reach small boat shops. Experience in truck and car repair shows AR in garages is growing slowly, because it requires extra investment and training [4].
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AI Adoption
Automating motorboat-repair tasks is challenging today. Most AI and robotics are aimed at big fleets or factories, not small boatyards. High-tech sensors and diagnostic AI can pay off on giant ships by preventing major breakdowns [1] [3], but the same gear can be expensive for a small repair shop.
For now, buying new AI tools can cost more than the fuel and labor they save. Still, where AI has been tried, it shows big benefits: predictive systems cut downtime and help plan maintenance ahead of failures [1].
Social factors also play a role. Working on boats is a tradition-heavy trade and shops tend to be busy fixing engines every day. Experts note that people often resist new tech until they see a clear payoff [4] [4].
Shops need someone to champion the change and train the team. Over time, as boat mechanics see that AI tools really save time or catch problems they might miss, adoption could speed up.
Mechanics’ human skills remain essential. Even with more AI, a mechanic’s hands-on experience, judgment, and problem-solving will still be needed to interpret results and perform repairs. In that way, AI is more likely to assist mechanics than to take their jobs completely [1] [4].
The future looks hopeful: smart tools could make work safer and faster, while skilled boat mechanics remain in demand for the expertise only people can provide.
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Career: Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians
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Employment & Wage Data
Median Wage
$54,950
Jobs (2024)
26,200
Growth (2024-34)
+6.0%
Annual Openings
2,600
Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Experience
None
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2024-2034
Task-Level AI Resilience Scores
AI-generated estimates of task resilience over the next 3 years
1
Adjust generators and replace faulty wiring, using hand tools and soldering irons.
2
Disassemble and inspect motors to locate defective parts, using mechanic's hand tools and gauges.
3
Mount motors to boats and operate boats at various speeds on waterways to conduct operational tests.
4
Replace parts, such as gears, magneto points, piston rings, or spark plugs, and reassemble engines.
5
Set starter locks and align and repair steering or throttle controls, using gauges, screwdrivers, or wrenches.
6
Adjust carburetor mixtures, electrical point settings, or timing while motors are running in water-filled test tanks.
7
Repair engine mechanical equipment, such as power tilts, bilge pumps, or power take-offs.
Tasks are ranked by their AI resilience, with the most resilient tasks shown first. Core tasks are essential functions of this occupation, while supplemental tasks provide additional context.
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