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Will AI replace Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay?

AI reaches little of this job’s work.

18/100

Low exposure

More exposed to AI than 32% 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

Inspect, test, repair, or maintain electrical equipment in generating stations, substations, and in-service relays.

Where AI reaches the work

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

Within reach(5)

  • Consult manuals, schematics, wiring diagrams, and engineering personnel to troubleshoot and solve equipment problems and to determine optimum equipment functioning.
  • Prepare and maintain records detailing tests, repairs, and maintenance.
  • Notify facility personnel of equipment shutdowns.
  • Schedule and supervise splicing or termination of cables in color-code order.
  • Schedule and supervise the construction and testing of special devices and the implementation of unique monitoring or control systems.

Out of reach(10)

  • Inspect and test equipment and circuits to identify malfunctions or defects, using wiring diagrams and testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, or ammeters.
  • Analyze test data to diagnose malfunctions, to determine performance characteristics of systems, or to evaluate effects of system modifications.
  • Repair, replace, and clean equipment and components such as circuit breakers, brushes, and commutators.
  • Open and close switches to isolate defective relays, performing adjustments or repairs.
  • Run signal quality and connectivity tests for individual cables, and record results.

and 5 more

Also called

Relay Technician · Substation Electrician · Substation Mechanic · Powerhouse Electrician · Substation Technician · Substation Wireman · Wireman · Generator 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.

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