Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians
Repair and adjust electrical and mechanical equipment of inboard or inboard-outboard boat engines.
23,220 people do this job in the US. $57,550 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
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- 97%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 3%. Today's estimate: 3%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 13 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Replace parts, such as gears, magneto points, piston rings, or spark plugs, and reassemble engines.Done daily by most who do it. | 23% | 3.3 h1.3 h to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Repair engine mechanical equipment, such as power tilts, bilge pumps, or power take-offs.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 13% | 2.5 h50 min to 4.2 h | Stays with people | |
| Disassemble and inspect motors to locate defective parts, using mechanic's hand tools and gauges.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 13% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Mount motors to boats, and operate boats at various speeds on waterways to conduct operational tests.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 8% | 1.7 h50 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Perform routine engine maintenance on motorboats, such as changing oil and filters.Done daily by most who do it. | 7% | 50 min25 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Adjust carburetor mixtures, electrical point settings, or timing while motors are running in water-filled test tanks.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 7% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Inspect and repair or adjust propellers or propeller shafts.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 6% | 1.7 h38 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Repair or rework parts, using machine tools such as lathes, mills, drills, or grinders.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 6% | 2.5 h50 min to 5 h | Stays with people | |
| Adjust generators and replace faulty wiring, using hand tools and soldering irons.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 5% | 1.7 h38 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Set starter locks and align and repair steering or throttle controls, using gauges, screwdrivers, or wrenches.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 5% | 1.1 h25 min to 2.1 h | Stays with people | |
| Document inspection and test results and work performed or to be performed.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 21 min8 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Start motors and monitor performance for signs of malfunctioning, such as smoke, excessive vibration, or misfiring.Done daily by most who do it. | 2% | 17 min8 min to 38 min | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists0% now, 0% by 2028
- Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers3% now, 3% by 2028
- Motorcycle Mechanics0% now, 0% by 2028
- Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics8% now, 8% by 2028
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics4% now, 4% by 2028
- Engine and Other Machine Assemblers8% now, 9% by 2028
Where this job works
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