Will AI replace Avionics Technicians?
AI reaches little of this job’s work.
15/100
Low exposure
More exposed to AI than 28% of US workers.
- AI already used in
- 0% of the work
- As AI tools mature: up to
- 22% of the work
What the job involves
Install, inspect, test, adjust, or repair avionics equipment, such as radar, radio, navigation, and missile control systems in aircraft or space vehicles.
Where AI reaches the work
The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.
Within reach(3)
- Keep records of maintenance and repair work.
- Coordinate work with that of engineers, technicians, and other aircraft maintenance personnel.
- Operate computer-aided drafting and design applications to design avionics system modifications.
Out of reach(10)
- Adjust, repair, or replace malfunctioning components or assemblies, using hand tools or soldering irons.
- Test and troubleshoot instruments, components, and assemblies, using circuit testers, oscilloscopes, or voltmeters.
- Connect components to assemblies such as radio systems, instruments, magnetos, inverters, and in-flight refueling systems, using hand tools and soldering irons.
- Install electrical and electronic components, assemblies, and systems in aircraft, using hand tools, power tools, or soldering irons.
- Assemble components such as switches, electrical controls, and junction boxes, using hand tools or soldering irons.
and 5 more
Also called
Aviation Electronics Technician (Aviation Electronics Tech) · Aircraft Electrician · Aviation Electronics Tech · Avionics Installer · Test Technician · Aircraft Electrical Systems Specialist · Aircraft Technician (Aircraft Tech) · Aviation Electrical Technician (Aviation Electrical Tech)
Related jobs
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment26/100
- Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians6/100
- Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians24/100
- Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians23/100
- Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers3/100
What these numbers mean
The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.
“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.
The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.
Sources
- O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
- GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs (task labels), Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin & Rock (2023), OpenAI and University of Pennsylvania
- Anthropic Economic Index: labor market impacts (task penetration), Anthropic
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national and metropolitan areas), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics