As of June 2026, Fuel Cell Engineers has an AI-exposure score of 60/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Fuel Cell Engineers
More exposed than 65% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$104,110. About 18,100 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
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Your tasks, by AI exposure
No automatable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (90%).
- Simulate or model fuel cell, motor, or other system information, using simulation software programs.
- Fabricate prototypes of fuel cell components, assemblies, stacks, or systems.
- Prepare test stations, instrumentation, or data acquisition systems for use in specific tests of fuel cell components or systems.
- Define specifications for fuel cell materials.
- Write technical reports or proposals related to engineering projects.
- Analyze fuel cell or related test data, using statistical software.
- Read current literature, attend meetings or conferences, or talk with colleagues to stay abreast of new technology or competitive products.
- Develop fuel cell materials or fuel cell test equipment.
- Provide technical consultation or direction related to the development or production of fuel cell systems.
- Manage fuel cell battery hybrid system architecture, including sizing of components, such as fuel cells, energy storage units, or electric drives.
- Plan or conduct experiments to validate new materials, optimize startup protocols, reduce conditioning time, or examine contaminant tolerance.
- Identify or define vehicle and system integration challenges for fuel cell vehicles.
- Validate design of fuel cells, fuel cell components, or fuel cell systems.
- Design or implement fuel cell testing or development programs.
- Conduct post-service or failure analyses, using electromechanical diagnostic principles or procedures.
- Plan or implement fuel cell cost reduction or product improvement projects in collaboration with other engineers, suppliers, support personnel, or customers.
- Conduct fuel cell testing projects, using fuel cell test stations, analytical instruments, or electrochemical diagnostics, such as cyclic voltammetry or impedance spectroscopy.
- Recommend or implement changes to fuel cell system designs.
- Characterize component or fuel cell performances by generating operating maps, defining operating conditions, identifying design refinements, or executing durability assessments.
- Design fuel cell systems, subsystems, stacks, assemblies, or components, such as electric traction motors or power electronics.
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Fuel Cell Engineers — median pay by US state (BLS OEWS, USD)
Median annual wage, in USD. US national: US$104,110. More states are being added.