Community Sentiment
Do you agree?
Do you agree with the AI automation risk score calculated for this occupation?
AI Automation Index
Will AI Replace Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers?
Task-level automation exposure for Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers: 11 O*NET tasks scored against their work activities, plus the simulator.
E-E-A-T Verified
Developed & audited by Gini Loh Automation Exposure
33%
weighted task index
11 of 11 tasks scored
Median Salary
$52,600 / year
BLS OEWS, May 2025 — this exact occupation
Employment Level
Low
19,780 people hold this job — size, not growth
Projected 2025–35
+4.8%
employment change
2,200 openings a year · BLS line item
Pay by state
BLS OEWS publishes 46 state estimates for this occupation. Each is its own survey estimate, not the national median adjusted for local prices.
$26,010 – $74,890
Highest medians
Connecticut $74,890
Washington $70,720
Delaware $69,990
Maryland $65,160
Iowa $64,390
Lowest medians
Puerto Rico $26,010
Wyoming $33,300
South Dakota $38,860
Nebraska $39,940
Mississippi $41,920
State figures come from the 49-2097 row in the May 2025 state panel. States where the estimate was suppressed or too small to publish are absent.
What the score is made of
Each task is mapped to its work activities, scored for AI automation potential, and weighted by how important those activities are to the job. These are the components.
Automation potential 33%
Importance-weighted mean of the scored tasks. This is the headline index.
Physical work 56%
Share of weighted tasks in hands-on or machine-operating work activities.
Judgment & influence 9%
Share in analysis, decisions, teaching, directing, advising, or caring for others.
Routine administration 9%
Share in documenting, recording, and administrative activities.
Rewritten by O*NET 0%
Share of weighted tasks O*NET rewrote in a recent update. Reported, not folded into the score.
Consequence of error 2/100
Low
O*NET's own rating of how serious an uncorrectable mistake would be here — respondents, not us. Deliberately not in the index: the score measures what AI can do with the task content, and multiplying it by stakes would be our judgment dressed as data.
Constituent Task Mix
11 tasks for this occupation, weighted by work-activity importance. Shares below are of total task weight, not task count.
High exposure (≥ 60% of the task is automatable) 25%
3 tasks
Medium exposure (≥ 35%) 19%
2 tasks
Low exposure (below 35%) 56%
6 tasks
How would you survive?
Move your week away from the high-exposure tasks and toward the ones that need judgment. The simulator recalculates the index as you shift the mix.
Simulate Upskilling →Constituent Tasks
#13738 · Core · 13% automatable
Install, service, and repair electronic equipment or instruments such as televisions, radios, and videocassette recorders.
physical manipulation — Hands-on electronic equipment repair
Install audio or communications equipment. Repair electronic equipment.
#13739 · Core · 20% automatable
Calibrate and test equipment, and locate circuit and component faults, using hand and power tools and measuring and testing instruments such as resistance meters and oscilloscopes.
physical manipulation — Electrical probing and meter work by hand
Test electrical circuits or components for proper functioning. Calibrate equipment to specifications.
#13740 · Core · 45% automatable
Confer with customers to determine the nature of problems or to explain repairs.
interpersonal — Assessing customer problems needs live diagnostic dialogue
Confer with customers or users to assess problems.
#13747 · Core · 8% automatable
Position or mount speakers, and wire speakers to consoles.
physical manipulation — Installing AV equipment requires hands-on wiring
Install audio or communications equipment.
#13742 · Core · 42% automatable
Instruct customers on the safe and proper use of equipment.
interpersonal — Customer product training is relational and situational
Train customers in the use of products.
#13746 · Core · 5% automatable
Make service calls to repair units in customers' homes, or return units to shops for major repairs.
situated mobility — Physical travel to sites requires human mobility
Travel to work sites to perform installation, repair or maintenance work.
#13744 · Core · 71% automatable
Read and interpret electronic circuit diagrams, function block diagrams, specifications, engineering drawings, and service manuals.
information retrieval — Technical reading for maintenance well handled
Read technical information needed to perform maintenance or repairs. Interpret blueprints, specifications, or diagrams to inform installation, development or operation activities.
#13741 · Core · 15% automatable
Tune or adjust equipment and instruments to obtain optimum visual or auditory reception, according to specifications, manuals, and drawings.
physical manipulation — Hands-on equipment adjustment for performance
Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance.
#13745 · Core · 80% automatable
Keep records of work orders and test and maintenance reports.
text generation — Log maintenance and repair records from data
Maintain repair or maintenance records.
#13737 · Core · 13% automatable
Disassemble entertainment equipment and repair or replace loose, worn, or defective components and wiring, using hand tools and soldering irons.
physical manipulation — Hands-on electronic equipment repair
Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair. Repair electronic equipment.
#13743 · Supplemental · 70% automatable
Compute cost estimates for labor and materials.
data analysis — Labor/material cost estimation from rates
Estimate costs for labor or materials.
Embed this calculator on your site ↓
Bloggers & authors: Embed this interactive calculator directly in your articles or comparison guides. It loads dynamically via a responsive iframe (auto-resizing to prevent double scrollbars) and provides a direct, high-value tool for your audience.
<div class="giniloh-calculator-embed" data-calculator="audiovisual-equipment-installers-and-repairers"></div>
<script src="https://giniloh.com/embed.js" async></script> Method
How this was scored
- 1. Tasks. O*NET task statements for this occupation, from a release whose newest record is dated 08/2026.
- 2. Work activities. Each task maps to 1–5 Detailed Work Activities; each activity belongs to one of 41 Generalized Work Activities that O*NET rates for importance (1–5) in this occupation.
- 3. Automation potential. Every work activity carries one score for how far current AI can perform it end-to-end. Tasks inherit the mean of their activities.
- 4. Weighting. Task weight = 0.35 + 0.65 × (importance − 1)/4, scaled by how often the task is performed and by 0.7 for Supplemental tasks. Importance is the task's own O*NET rating where it exists (18,369 of 18,838 tasks); the rest inherit their work activities' importance. The index is the weighted mean.
Check: across the 910 occupations where O*NET also rates how far machine speed sets the pace, this index moves opposite to it (Spearman ρ = -0.49). The more a job is paced by equipment, the less of its task content AI can address — the relationship you would expect if the scoring is working.
Sources · O*NET 31.0 (task records to 08/2026) · BLS OEWS May 2025 · BLS projections 2025-2035 · rubric v2.1 · tasks for O*NET, not a forecast
See the full method →Related Article
Best AI Proof Jobs in a Changing Market
Worried robots are coming for your paycheck? You’re not alone—but the real story is far more hopeful. This guide cuts through the scare headlines to reveal exactly where smart, sustainable career opportunities exist right now. We’ve curated a list of true ai proof jobs—roles in healthcare, skilled trades, and cybersecurity that not only survive automation but thrive because of human judgment and empathy. You’ll get specific, money-making data on projected growth (the BLS says wind turbine technicians, for instance, will grow 44% by 2032), real salary ranges from active job listings, and a simple self-assessment quiz to identify your own most resilient path. Plus, we name companies hiring today and the niche job boards they use. Stop worrying and start planning—your secure career is closer than you think.
Read Article ->