Maintenance and Repair Supervisors
Official O*NET title: First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (49-1011.00)
Also called: electrical and instrumentation supervisor, facilities maintenance supervisor, facility maintenance supervisor, maintenance coordinator, maintenance foreman
Do you do this at work?
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Do you do this at work?
Examine objects, systems, or facilities and analyze information to determine needed installations, services, or repairs
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How AI is changing maintenance and repair supervisors work
3 of 17 measurable main tasks for this job show up in real AI-use data, so we rate it Green (little AI use yet) — 18%.
This shows where people already use AI, not whether the job will disappear. How we measure this.
Tasks in this job and recorded AI use
- Examine objects, systems, or facilities and analyze information to determine needed installations, services, or repairs (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Counsel employees about work-related issues and assist employees to correct job-skill deficiencies (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Compute estimates and actual costs of factors such as materials, labor, or outside contractors (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Inspect and monitor work areas, examine tools and equipment, and provide employee safety training to prevent, detect, and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedures and safety rules (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Interpret specifications, blueprints, or job orders to construct templates and lay out reference points for workers (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Perform skilled repair or maintenance operations, using equipment such as hand or power tools, hydraulic presses or shears, or welding equipment (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Monitor tool and part inventories and the condition and maintenance of shops to make sure adequate working conditions (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Requisition materials and supplies (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Talk with staff (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Determine schedules, sequences, and assignments for work activities, based on work priority, quantity of equipment, and skill of staff (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Recommend or start staff actions (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Investigate accidents or injuries and prepare reports of findings (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Conduct or arrange for worker training in safety, repair, or maintenance techniques, operational procedures, or equipment use (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Develop, put in place, or evaluate maintenance policies and procedures (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Meet with vendors or suppliers to discuss products used in repair work (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Develop or put in place electronic maintenance programs or computer information management systems — some recorded AI use
- Participate in budget preparation and administration, coordinating purchasing and documentation and monitoring departmental expenditures — no recorded AI use
- Review, evaluate, accept, and coordinate completion of work bid from contractors — no recorded AI use
- Compile operational or staff records — no recorded AI use
- Design equipment configurations to meet staff needs — no recorded AI use
Tasks: O*NET 31.0. AI use: Anthropic Economic Index (exact or close text match).
Your first steps (guidance)
- Week 1: Open a free AI assistant and say hello. Follow our “Getting started with AI” guide. Ask it one simple question about your work.
- Week 2: Use AI on one task you do often. Try the prompt for: “Examine objects, systems, or facilities and analyze information to determine needed installations, services, or repairs”. Try the prompt for: “Counsel employees about work-related issues and assist employees to correct job-skill deficiencies”.
Tick your own tasks above to get a plan based on what you really do. The first 2 weeks are free; Premium (coming soon) adds weeks 3–12. New to AI? Read our beginner’s guide.
Questions about AI and maintenance and repair supervisors
Will AI replace maintenance and repair supervisors?
Our data can’t predict job losses, and we don’t try to. What it does show: 3 of the 17 main tasks for this job match tasks people already use AI for (Anthropic Economic Index), giving a Green rating (little AI use yet). Using AI on a task is not the same as AI doing the whole job, and 18 of the 22 listed tasks show no recorded AI use yet.
Which maintenance supervisor tasks is AI used for most?
In the data, the most AI use among this job’s tasks is for: examine objects, systems, or facilities and analyze information to determine needed installations, services, or repairs; develop or put in place electronic maintenance programs or computer information management systems; counsel employees about work-related issues and assist employees to correct job-skill deficiencies.
Which maintenance supervisor tasks show little or no AI use?
For example: inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements; inspect and monitor work areas, examine tools and equipment, and provide employee safety training to prevent, detect, and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedures and safety rules; interpret specifications, blueprints, or job orders to construct templates and lay out reference points for workers. These are good places to keep building your own skills.
How does this job compare to others?
In Microsoft Research’s “Working with AI” study, this job’s AI applicability score is equal to or higher than 44% of the occupations they scored. That measures overlap with AI chat use, not risk of job loss.
How can a maintenance supervisor start learning AI?
Start small: open a free AI assistant, try it on one task you do often, and always check facts and numbers yourself. The plan on this page is guidance, not professional advice.
See how this job ranks
Maintenance and Repair Supervisors ranks #379 of 572 jobs for the share of main tasks with AI use (#1 = most), and #9 of 44 in Trades & Repair.
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