Heavy vehicle technician

27.6K UK workers · typical pay £40,500 · entry route GCSEs grades 4-9 (A*-C). Projected growth of +6% to 2035.

How AI is actually used here · measured · Anthropic Economic Index

Thin signal. Only 24% of the Claude usage mapped to this job is actual work. The rest is personal or study use of the same skills. Read the figures below as indicative, not precise.

32%

Augmentation

AI mostly does the task

3.2×

Time compression

~1.1h → ~20min

2.52/5

AI autonomy

how hands-off it runs

68%

Automation

of measured usage

How the collaboration splits · the six measured modes

directive 32.7%feedback loop 28.5%learning 17.6%task iteration 11.7%unclassified 8.3%validation 1.1%

What people make with AI here

explanation / answer39%advice / recommendation23%plan / strategy10%

Real Claude.ai usage mapped to this occupation's SOC group, Apr+May 2026, CC-BY. Claude users only; task times model-estimated; augment/automate is how AI is used, not a count of jobs lost. Method →

Facts · ONS + NCS

UK workers (2024)

27.6K

Median pay

£40.5K

Our scored call · a labelled hypothesis, not a measurement

AI exposure

2 / 10

Elasticity

6 / 10

2035 outlook

+6%

Exposure · 2/10

Why AI can do the work

This is a predominantly physical role requiring manual dexterity and presence in a workshop or at breakdown sites to repair mechanical and hydraulic systems. While AI will enhance diagnostic software and inventory management, it cannot replace the physical labor of dismantling, repairing, and reassembling heavy vehicle components.

Elasticity · 6/10

Whether demand expands when it gets cheaper

Cheaper maintenance unlocks massive deferred maintenance and enables higher-frequency preventative servicing for aging UK logistics fleets.

Trajectory to 2035