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AI Automation Index
Will AI Replace Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians?
Task-level automation exposure for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians: 28 O*NET tasks scored against their work activities, plus the simulator.
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49%
weighted task index
28 of 28 tasks scored
Median Salary
$78,190 / year
BLS OEWS, May 2025 — this exact occupation
Employment Level
Medium
95,130 people hold this job — size, not growth
Projected 2025–35
+2.4%
employment change
8,100 openings a year · BLS line item
Pay by state
BLS OEWS publishes 53 state estimates for this occupation. Each is its own survey estimate, not the national median adjusted for local prices.
$44,590 – $99,840
Highest medians
Wyoming $99,840
Rhode Island $98,600
District of Columbia $97,620
Hawaii $96,200
New Mexico $96,070
Lowest medians
Puerto Rico $44,590
South Dakota $58,340
Ohio $63,300
Tennessee $63,750
Kentucky $64,120
State figures come from the 17-3023 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 49%
Importance-weighted mean of the scored tasks. This is the headline index.
Physical work 20%
Share of weighted tasks in hands-on or machine-operating work activities.
Judgment & influence 47%
Share in analysis, decisions, teaching, directing, advising, or caring for others.
Routine administration 12%
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 26/100
Moderate
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
28 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) 45%
13 tasks
Medium exposure (≥ 35%) 27%
8 tasks
Low exposure (below 35%) 28%
7 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
#21981 · Core · 60% automatable
Review electrical engineering plans to ensure adherence to design specifications and compliance with applicable electrical codes and standards.
decision support — Design quality evaluation needs engineering judgment
Evaluate designs or specifications to ensure quality.
#21978 · Core · 80% automatable
Read blueprints, wiring diagrams, schematic drawings, or engineering instructions for assembling electronics units, applying knowledge of electronic theory and components.
text generation — Review technical docs to plan work
Review technical documents to plan work.
#21982 · Core · 18% automatable
Assemble, test, or maintain circuitry or electronic components, according to engineering instructions, technical manuals, or knowledge of electronics, using hand or power tools.
data analysis — AI interprets results; human runs physical tests
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment. Assemble equipment or components. Maintain electronic equipment.
#21984 · Core · 75% automatable
Maintain system logs or manuals to document testing or operation of equipment.
data analysis — Maintain records systems; human owns integrity
Maintain operational records or records systems.
#21975 · Core · 18% automatable
Modify, maintain, or repair electronics equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.
physical manipulation — Physical electronic equipment maintenance
Maintain electronic equipment.
#21989 · Core · 79% automatable
Compile and maintain records documenting engineering schematics, installed equipment, installation or operational problems, resources used, repairs, or corrective action performed.
text generation — Draft technical design docs from provided details
Maintain operational records or records systems. Document technical design details.
#21979 · Core · 52% automatable
Identify and resolve equipment malfunctions, working with manufacturers or field representatives as necessary to procure replacement parts.
decision support — Design problem conferral aided; accountability stays human
Resolve operational performance problems. Confer with other personnel to resolve design or operational problems.
#21988 · Core · 24% automatable
Supervise the installation or operation of electronic equipment or systems.
interpersonal — Industrial production direction is human supervisory control
Direct installation activities. Direct industrial production activities.
#21977 · Core · 30% automatable
Set up and operate specialized or standard test equipment to diagnose, test, or analyze the performance of electronic components, assemblies, or systems.
data analysis — AI interprets results; human runs physical tests
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
#21986 · Core · 66% automatable
Calculate design specifications or cost, material, and resource estimates, and prepare project schedules and budgets.
data analysis — Operational cost estimation from data
Estimate operational costs. Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects. Prepare project budgets.
#21987 · Core · 40% automatable
Educate equipment operators on the proper use of equipment.
interpersonal — Operational procedure training needs live demonstration
Train personnel on proper operational procedures.
#21985 · Core · 55% automatable
Select electronics equipment, components, or systems to meet functional specifications.
decision support — Tool selection needs context; human decides and procures
Select tools, equipment, or technologies for use in operations or projects.
#21993 · Core · 80% automatable
Participate in training or continuing education activities to stay abreast of engineering or industry advances.
information retrieval — AI tracks technical updates; human validates depth
Update technical knowledge.
#21980 · Core · 5% automatable
Assemble electrical systems or prototypes, using hand tools or measuring instruments.
physical manipulation — Assembling components is physical hands-on work
Assemble equipment or components.
#21983 · Core · 60% automatable
Review existing electrical engineering criteria to identify necessary revisions, deletions, or amendments to outdated material.
decision support — Design quality evaluation needs engineering judgment
Evaluate designs or specifications to ensure quality.
#21998 · Supplemental · 13% automatable
Install or maintain electrical control systems, industrial automation systems, or electrical equipment, including control circuits, variable speed drives, or programmable logic controllers.
physical manipulation — Physical electronic equipment maintenance
Install instrumentation or electronic equipment or systems. Maintain electronic equipment.
#21996 · Supplemental · 35% automatable
Specify, coordinate, or conduct quality control or quality assurance programs or procedures.
interpersonal — Directing QC needs human oversight of physical processes
Direct quality control activities.
#21992 · Supplemental · 70% automatable
Procure parts and maintain inventory and related documentation.
data analysis — Maintain records systems; human owns integrity
Maintain operational records or records systems. Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources.
#21997 · Supplemental · 42% automatable
Produce electronics drawings or other graphics representing industrial control, instrumentation, sensors, or analog or digital telecommunications networks, using computer-aided design (CAD) software.
text generation — Electronics schematics need expert verification and standards
Create schematic drawings for electronics.
#21999 · Supplemental · 40% automatable
Design or modify engineering schematics for electrical transmission and distribution systems or for electrical installation in residential, commercial, or industrial buildings, using computer-aided design (CAD) software.
text generation — Schematics require electrical code compliance and verification
Create electrical schematics.
#22004 · Supplemental · 65% automatable
Review, develop, or prepare maintenance standards.
decision support — Operational criteria drafted; human decides
Determine operational criteria or specifications.
#21976 · Supplemental · 18% automatable
Replace defective components or parts, using hand tools and precision instruments.
physical manipulation — Physical electronic equipment maintenance
Maintain electronic equipment.
#21991 · Supplemental · 35% automatable
Integrate software or hardware components, using computer, microprocessor, or control architecture.
physical manipulation — Operating systems requires hands-on interaction
Operate computer systems.
#21990 · Supplemental · 45% automatable
Modify electrical prototypes, parts, assemblies, or systems to correct functional deviations.
decision support — AI assists electrical design; licensed engineer accountable
Design electrical equipment or systems.
#22000 · Supplemental · 66% automatable
Interpret test information to resolve design-related problems.
data analysis — Interprets test results; context and judgment needed
Interpret design or operational test results.
#21994 · Supplemental · 68% automatable
Research equipment or component needs, sources, competitive prices, delivery times, or ongoing operational costs.
data analysis — Estimates from specs; human validates assumptions and risk
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.
#21995 · Supplemental · 70% automatable
Provide user applications or engineering support or recommendations for new or existing equipment with regard to installation, upgrades, or enhancements.
information retrieval — Product-use advice is largely informational with review
Advise customers on the use of products or services.
#22001 · Supplemental · 70% automatable
Conduct statistical studies to analyze or compare production costs for sustainable or nonsustainable designs.
data analysis — Cost-benefit analysis from given inputs; human reviews
Analyze costs and benefits of proposed designs or projects.
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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
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