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Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · SOC 49-9096
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$62,640
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
2,300
Proj. Annual Openings
22,530
Employment (OEWS 2025)
-0.3%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 49-9096 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 54/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $62,640
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 2,300
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +3.2%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- —
- FY— certified LCAs; 2,751 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Operation and ControlReading ComprehensionActive ListeningCritical ThinkingMonitoring
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure1.6%
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
11.5%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI0%
AI ability · AIOE34.5%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne89%
Top Skills
1.Operation and Control
2.Reading Comprehension
3.Active Listening
4.Critical Thinking
5.Monitoring
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →No H-1B certified LCA filings recorded for this occupation in FY2016–FY2025.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Set up or repair rigging for construction projects, manufacturing plants, logging yards, ships and shipyards, or for the entertainment industry.
Common titles: Gantry Rigger, Hand Rigger, Heavy Lift Rigger, Machinery Erector, Machinery Mover, Marine Rigger
Representative Tasks
- •Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability.
- •Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure safety of workers and materials.
- •Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, using chainfalls, gin poles, gallows frames, and other equipment.
- •Tilt, dip, and turn suspended loads to maneuver over, under, or around obstacles, using multi-point suspension techniques.
- •Select gear, such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to load weights and sizes, facilities, and work schedules.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Test mechanical systems to ensure proper functioning.
- •Communicate with coworkers to coordinate installations or repairs.
- •Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
- •Move materials, equipment, or supplies.
- •Determine types of equipment, tools, or materials needed for jobs.
Tools & Technologies
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Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
1.9%
Avg AI Exposure
4
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Multi-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 49-9096: 2019 — employment: 23,000, median wage: $50,860; 2020 — employment: 21,700, median wage: $50,850; 2021 — employment: 17,980, median wage: $48,130; 2022 — employment: 19,260, median wage: $54,680; 2023 — employment: 23,870, median wage: $56,220; 2025 — employment: 22,530, median wage: $62,640.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| Outlook | Average | 24% Bright |
| Median Salary | $62,640 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |