refurbishing technician
Refurbishing technicians overhaul and refurbish inner parts of vehicles, such as engine parts and diesel pumps.
refurbishing technician refurbishing technicians overhaul and refurbish inner parts of vehicles, such as engine parts and diesel pumps. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include vehicle electrical systems, electrical engineering, electrical wiring plans, electronic communication, measure parts of manufactured products.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £37,458 a year for Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £30,000 to £44,594 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 5231). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Craft and related trades workers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only refurbishing technician, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 7. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Frequently asked questions
What does refurbishing technician do?
Refurbishing technicians overhaul and refurbish inner parts of vehicles, such as engine parts and diesel pumps.
What skills does refurbishing technician need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include vehicle electrical systems, electrical engineering, electrical wiring plans, electronic communication, measure parts of manufactured products, perform technical tasks with great care. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace refurbishing technician?
Our AI-durability model gives refurbishing technician a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.