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Will AI replace Electrical and Electronics Drafters?

AI reaches a large part of this job’s work.

48/100

High exposure

More exposed to AI than 74% of US workers.

AI already used in
11% of the work
As AI tools mature: up to
72% of the work

What the job involves

Prepare wiring diagrams, circuit board assembly diagrams, and layout drawings used for the manufacture, installation, or repair of electrical equipment.

Where AI reaches the work

The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.

Already happening(4)

  • Review completed construction drawings and cost estimates for accuracy and conformity to standards and regulations.
  • Locate files relating to specified design project in database library, load program into computer, and record completed job data.
  • Key and program specified commands and engineering specifications into computer system to change functions and test final layout.
  • Write technical reports and draw charts that display statistics and data.

Within reach(17)

  • Draft working drawings, wiring diagrams, wiring connection specifications, or cross-sections of underground cables, as required for instructions to installation crew.
  • Assemble documentation packages and produce drawing sets to be checked by an engineer or an architect.
  • Confer with engineering staff and other personnel to resolve problems.
  • Review work orders or procedural manuals and confer with vendors or design staff to resolve problems or modify design.
  • Draw master sketches to scale showing relation of proposed installations to existing facilities and exact specifications and dimensions.

and 12 more

Out of reach(9)

  • Consult with engineers to discuss or interpret design concepts, or determine requirements of detailed working drawings.
  • Draft detail and assembly drawings of design components, circuitry or printed circuit boards, using computer-assisted equipment or standard drafting techniques and devices.
  • Measure factors that affect installation and arrangement of equipment, such as distances to be spanned by wire and cable.
  • Supervise or train other technologists, technicians, or drafters.
  • Review blueprints to determine customer requirements and consult with assembler regarding schematics, wiring procedures, or conductor paths.

and 4 more

Also called

Electrical Drafter · Printed Circuit Board Designer (PCB Designer) · PCB Designer · Drafter · Drafting Technician (Drafting Tech) · Electrical Designer · Staking Technician (Staking Tech) · Analog Design Engineer

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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.

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