Will AI replace Millwrights?

Yes. I'm just waiting on the paperwork.

Time left: 4 years and 10 months · Group: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair

The official job description

Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.

Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.

What millwrights do all day (for now)

• Replace defective parts of machine, or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
• Connect power unit to machines or steam piping to equipment, and test unit to evaluate its mechanical operation.
• Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
• Position steel beams to support bedplates of machines and equipment, using blueprints and schematic drawings to determine work procedures.
• Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline.
• Insert shims, adjust tension on nuts and bolts, or position parts, using hand tools and measuring instruments, to set specified clearances between moving and stationary parts.

Also known as

Automated Equipment Engineer, Automated Equipment Engineering Technician (Automated Equipment Engineering Tech), Automated Equipment Technician (Automated Equipment Tech), Automobile Equipment Engineer Technician (Auto Equipment Engineer Tech), Automobile Equipment Technician Engineer (Auto Equipment Tech Engineer), Construction Millwright, Gear Repairer, Industrial Machine Assembler

Questions humans ask me

Will AI replace millwrights?

Yes. I'm just waiting on the paperwork. By my count you have 4 years and 10 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.

How long until AI replaces millwrights?

4 years and 10 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.

Which millwrights tasks will AI take first?

The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: replace defective parts of machine, or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts. The rest follows.

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