Will AI replace Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment?
AI reaches some of this job’s work, but most of it stays with people.
26/100
Moderate exposure
More exposed to AI than 43% of US workers.
- AI already used in
- 0% of the work
- As AI tools mature: up to
- 35% of the work
What the job involves
Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas.
Where AI reaches the work
The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.
Within reach(8)
- Coordinate efforts with other workers involved in installing or maintaining equipment or components.
- Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, or tests.
- Enter information into computer to copy program or to draw, modify, or store schematics, applying knowledge of software package used.
- Develop or modify industrial electronic devices, circuits, or equipment, according to available specifications.
- Send defective units to the manufacturer or to a specialized repair shop for repair.
and 3 more
Out of reach(12)
- Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
- Repair or adjust equipment, machines, or defective components, replacing worn parts, such as gaskets or seals in watertight electrical equipment.
- Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation or for defects, such as loose connections or frayed wires.
- Study blueprints, schematics, manuals, or other specifications to determine installation procedures.
- Perform scheduled preventive maintenance tasks, such as checking, cleaning, or repairing equipment, to detect and prevent problems.
and 7 more
Also called
Microwave Technician · Control Technician · Aerial Erector · Amplifier Mechanic · Automation Technician · Control Systems Technician · Electrical Service Technician · Electronics Mechanic
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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.
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