{"source":"Careermash (whatcareer.net)","measurement":"Measured August 2026","licence":"CC BY 4.0","cite_as":"Careermash, Measured August 2026, https://www.whatcareer.net/en/yellow/career/heavy-and-large-vehicle-technicians/ai","career":{"slug":"heavy-and-large-vehicle-technicians","title":"Heavy and Large Vehicle Technicians","subject":"Transport & Logistics","ai_exposure_pct_today":12,"ai_exposure_definition":"Share of the job's day-to-day tasks AI is already used for, from observed real-world usage by occupation (Anthropic labour market research, 2026). A measurement of now, not a prediction.","horizons":[{"horizon":"Now","ai_exposure_pct":12,"door_grade":"B - achievable"},{"horizon":"5 yrs","ai_exposure_pct":22,"door_grade":"B - achievable"},{"horizon":"10 yrs","ai_exposure_pct":34,"door_grade":"B - achievable"},{"horizon":"20 yrs","ai_exposure_pct":57,"door_grade":"C - hard"}],"door_grade_now":"B - achievable","door_grade_20yr":"C - hard","door_source":"OpenAI, \"The AI Jobs Transition Framework\" (Richmond 2026), CC BY 4.0","moat_classified":true,"moat":"physical","moat_label":"PHYSICAL MOAT","moat_line":"The work is hands-on, in the real world. Software alone can't do it.","starting_pay":"£25,000 - £30,000"},"verdict_sentence":"AI is already used for 12% of the measured tasks of a Heavy and Large Vehicle Technicians, heading for 57% within 20 years. The door in is grade B today, grade C in 20 years. Moat: physical - The work is hands-on, in the real world. Software alone can't do it.","rank":{"careers_scored":1840,"less_exposed":550,"same_score":78,"more_exposed":1211},"neighbours":{"less_exposed":[{"slug":"acupuncturists","title":"Acupuncturists","exposure":10},{"slug":"aromatherapists","title":"Aromatherapists","exposure":10},{"slug":"au-pairs","title":"Au pairs","exposure":10}],"more_exposed":[{"slug":"admissions-officers","title":"Admissions officers","exposure":15},{"slug":"adult-education-instructor","title":"Adult Education Instructor","exposure":15},{"slug":"agricultural-educator","title":"Agricultural Educator","exposure":15}]},"ledger":[{"date":"2026-08-29","note":"Moat lines rewritten to assert only what the engine classification means (hands-on / protected by law / people want a real person / no special protection). No scores changed."},{"date":"2026-08-19","note":"Correction: careers without a moat record stopped showing a confident \"NO MOAT\" claim and now show \"moat not yet classified\". Exposure scores were and remain real for every career."},{"date":"2026-08-16","note":"First public measurement: AI exposure per occupation from Anthropic 2026 observed-usage research; door grades and 20-year horizons from OpenAI \"The AI Jobs Transition Framework\" (Richmond 2026, CC BY 4.0)."}]}