Building maintenance workers
Mantenedores de edificios
1.5
AI exposure: Very low
1.5 / 10
Theoretical estimate — not a prediction
Employees
65K
Average salary
23,323 €
Exposed wage index
227M €
employment × salary × score
Score sub-components
D
Displacement potential 2.5
C
Current AI capability 4.5
F
Physical barrier 9
R
Regulatory friction 2
Formula:
(D*C/10)*(1-F/20)*(1-R/20) Automation vector
Building maintenance workers perform varied repairs (plumbing, electrical, painting) in constructed physical environments, requiring great manual versatility. AI can help through preventive maintenance systems that alert about breakdowns, but repair requires direct physical intervention. The ability to diagnose and fix highly diverse mechanical or structural problems in confined physical spaces makes this position impossible to automate.
Automation vector (Spanish)
Los mantenedores de edificios realizan reparaciones variadas (fontanería, electricidad, pintura) en entornos físicos construidos, requiriendo una gran polivalencia manual. La IA puede ayudar mediante sistemas de mantenimiento preventivo que alertan sobre averías, pero la reparación requiere una intervención física directa. La capacidad de diagnosticar y arreglar problemas mecánicos o estructurales muy diversos en espacios físicos reducidos hace que este puesto sea imposible de automatizar.
Augmentation EU AI Act: Minimal risk Employment confidence: B
Source: LFS Q4 2025, INE Census 2021, SEPE 2024 · Methodology v30 · CC BY 4.0 · Authors: Álvaro de Nicolás, Miguel Sureda