Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation
Inspect and monitor transportation equipment, vehicles, or systems to ensure compliance with regulations and safety standards.
$92,100 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 29%
- 0%
- 71%
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, 9%. Today's estimate: 13%.
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 . 20 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investigate incidents or violations, such as delays, accidents, and equipment failures.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 38% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 3.3 work days | Stays with people | |
| Investigate complaints regarding safety violations.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 10% | 3.3 h50 min to 1.7 work days | 21%Half by May 2027 | |
| Examine carrier operating rules, employee qualification guidelines, or carrier training and testing programs for compliance with regulations or safety standards.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 10% | 3.3 h1.7 h to 6.7 h | 49%Half by now | |
| Conduct vehicle or transportation equipment tests, using diagnostic equipment.Done daily by most who do it. | 8% | 1.1 h25 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Inspect vehicles or other equipment for evidence of abuse, damage, or mechanical malfunction.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 7% | 38 min17 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Inspect repairs to transportation vehicles or equipment to ensure that repair work was performed properly.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 38 min17 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Inspect vehicles or equipment to ensure compliance with rules, standards, or regulations.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 50 min25 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Conduct remote inspections of motor vehicles, using handheld controllers and remotely directed vehicle inspection devices.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 38 min17 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Investigate and make recommendations on carrier requests for waiver of federal standards.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 2% | 5 h1.7 h to 2.1 work days | 15%Half by Jun 2027 | |
| Issue notices and recommend corrective actions when infractions or problems are found.Done daily by most who do it. | 2% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Prepare reports on investigations or inspections and actions taken.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 1% | 1.7 h25 min to 3.3 h | 65%Half by now | |
| Identify modifications to engines, fuel systems, emissions control equipment, or other vehicle systems to determine the impact of modifications on inspection procedures or conclusions.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 1% | 1.7 h25 min to 3.3 h | 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.
- Aviation Inspectors17% now, 26% by 2028
- Transportation Inspectors30% now, 30% by 2028
- Construction and Building Inspectors24% now, 48% by 2028
- Locomotive Engineers3% now, 3% by 2028
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers28% now, 30% by 2028
- Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists0% now, 0% by 2028
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.