AI Automation Index

Will AI Replace Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers?

Task-level automation exposure for Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers: 17 O*NET tasks scored against their work activities, plus the simulator.

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Automation Exposure

27% weighted task index

17 of 17 tasks scored

Median Salary

$45,930 / year

BLS OEWS, May 2025 — 51-2020 group row

Employment Level

High

259,810 people hold this job — size, not growth

Projected 2025–35

+4.6% employment change

27,100 openings a year · BLS roll-up 51-2020

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 27%

Importance-weighted mean of the scored tasks. This is the headline index.

Physical work 51%

Share of weighted tasks in hands-on or machine-operating work activities.

Judgment & influence 11%

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 14/100 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

17 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) 12%

2 tasks

Medium exposure (≥ 35%) 24%

4 tasks

Low exposure (below 35%) 64%

11 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.

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Constituent Tasks

#10018 · Core · 55% automatable

Inspect or test wiring installations, assemblies, or circuits for resistance factors or for operation, and record results.

data analysis — Record production data into structured logs

Test electrical equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning. Record operational or production data.

#10019 · Core · 6% automatable

Assemble electrical or electronic systems or support structures and install components, units, subassemblies, wiring, or assembly casings, using rivets, bolts, soldering or micro-welding equipment.

physical manipulation — Soldering requires fine manual dexterity

Assemble electrical or electronic equipment. Solder parts or workpieces. Operate welding equipment.

#10027 · Core · 35% automatable

Explain assembly procedures or techniques to other workers.

interpersonal — Equipment instruction requires live demonstration and correction

Instruct workers to use equipment or perform technical procedures.

#10026 · Core · 55% automatable

Confer with supervisors or engineers to plan or review work activities or to resolve production problems.

interpersonal — Colleague information exchange is relational, contextual

Exchange information with colleagues. Confer with others to resolve production problems or equipment malfunctions.

#10025 · Core · 9% automatable

Pack finished assemblies for shipment, and transport them to storage areas, using hoists or handtrucks.

physical manipulation — Physically packaging products for shipment

Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas. Package products for storage or shipment.

#10021 · Core · 9% automatable

Clean parts, using cleaning solutions, air hoses, and cloths.

physical manipulation — Hands-on cleaning of physical workpieces

Clean workpieces or finished products.

#10022 · Core · 73% automatable

Read and interpret schematic drawings, diagrams, blueprints, specifications, work orders, or reports to determine materials requirements or assembly instructions.

information retrieval — Parse specs and materials from orders

Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements. Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.

#10034 · Core · 20% automatable

Distribute materials, supplies, or subassemblies to work areas.

physical manipulation — Physically delivering supplies to workers

Distribute supplies to workers.

#10029 · Core · 4% automatable

Fabricate or form parts, coils, or structures according to specifications, using drills, calipers, cutters, or saws.

physical manipulation — Fine dexterity assembling electronics

Assemble electrical or electronic equipment.

#10023 · Core · 12% automatable

Mark and tag components so that stock inventory can be tracked and identified.

physical manipulation — Marking workpieces is hands-on physical task

Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.

#10024 · Core · 6% automatable

Position, align, or adjust workpieces or electrical parts to facilitate wiring or assembly.

physical manipulation — Aligning parts for assembly needs hands and judgment

Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.

#10020 · Core · 7% automatable

Adjust, repair, or replace electrical or electronic components to correct defects and to ensure conformance to specifications.

physical manipulation — Physical disassembly and reassembly of parts

Assemble electrical or electronic equipment. Repair parts or assemblies.

#10031 · Supplemental · 82% automatable

Complete, review, or maintain production, time, or component waste reports.

data analysis — Record production data into structured logs

Record operational or production data.

#10028 · Supplemental · 19% automatable

Measure and adjust voltages to specified values to determine operational accuracy of instruments.

data analysis — Electrical testing requires hands-on instrument use

Test electrical equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning. Adjust flow of electricity to tools or production equipment.

#10030 · Supplemental · 12% automatable

Drill or tap holes in specified equipment locations to mount control units or to provide openings for elements, wiring, or instruments.

physical manipulation — Drilling parts requires physical tool operation

Drill holes in parts, equipment, or materials.

#10032 · Supplemental · 11% automatable

Paint structures as specified, using paint sprayers.

physical manipulation — Manual spray/coating control requires dexterity and judgment

Paint surfaces or equipment. Apply paint to surfaces. Operate painting or coating equipment.

#10033 · Supplemental · 55% automatable

Instruct customers in the installation, repair, or maintenance of products.

decision support — Advice good; hands-on equipment context needs human

Advise others on issues related to repairs, installation, or equipment design.

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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

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