Mechanical engineer

#24Changing

3/5

Key facts

+11.2%jobs, 2025 to 2035

United States

Employment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, very high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +11.2% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.

The job

Designs and improves machines, equipment and mechanical products, from calculations to testing.

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Gauges

Risk 3/5 · Moderate

AI exposureVery highBLS AI exposure category "very high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)

Employment outlookStrong growthBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Mechanical engineers)

Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job

PayVery highBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $104,110

EntryLongBLS, typical education needed for entry

No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared

Sources

AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics

Checked on 27 October 2026.