Can AI Replace Marine Engineers and Naval Architects in 2026?

Lower exposure. AI could handle about 61% of today's marine engineers and naval architects tasks by 2036, and there is a 26% chance the number of jobs falls by a fifth or more. AI both assists and takes over tasks.

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Timeline

Year2030

Tasks AI can do

31%

Headcount (2025 = 100)

Chance of 20%+ fewer jobs

12% 2030 · 26% 2036

One person could cover, 2036

1.7 roles

Share of today's tasks AI can perform

Headcount index, 2025 = 100 (dashed line)

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Lower-risk jobs that use similar skills

Ship Engineers10% risk by 2036 Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators15% risk by 2036 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels12% risk by 2036

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Try an AI tool on one task you'd normally do by hand: "Maintain records of engineering department activities, including expense records and details of equipment maintenance and repairs".Learn one AI tool well enough to show it in an interview, for: "Study design proposals and specifications to establish basic characteristics of craft, such as size, weight, speed, propulsion, displacement, and draft".Get visibly better at your human core: "Supervise other engineers and crew members and train them for routine and emergency duties".Rewrite the top of your CV around judgment, people and decisions, not routine output.Read about a lower-risk move: Ship Engineers.

Lower-risk jobs with similar tasks

Ship Engineers — 10% chance of contraction by 2036
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators — 15% chance of contraction by 2036
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels — 12% chance of contraction by 2036

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Based on 30 O*NET tasks for "Marine Engineers and Naval Architects" (SOC 17-2121.00). LLM alone: 11% of tasks; with AI tools: 74%. Projections are a model, not official statistics. How we calculate this · Data version 2026-10