AI Automation Index

Will AI Replace Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment?

Task-level automation exposure for Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment: 15 O*NET tasks scored against their work activities, plus the simulator.

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Automation Exposure

28% weighted task index

15 of 15 tasks scored

Median Salary

$84,890 / year

BLS OEWS, May 2025 — this exact occupation

Employment Level

Low

6,940 people hold this job — size, not growth

Projected 2025–35

+5.4% employment change

500 openings a year · BLS line item

Pay by state

BLS OEWS publishes 29 state estimates for this occupation. Each is its own survey estimate, not the national median adjusted for local prices.

$58,120 – $122,140

Highest medians

Washington $122,140

Oregon $104,410

Nevada $102,210

Kansas $99,420

Maryland $98,850

Lowest medians

Connecticut $58,120

Tennessee $58,250

Maine $61,820

Georgia $62,710

Oklahoma $64,120

State figures come from the 49-2093 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 28%

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

Physical work 67%

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

Judgment & influence 0%

Share in analysis, decisions, teaching, directing, advising, or caring for others.

Routine administration 8%

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 21/100 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

15 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) 20%

3 tasks

Medium exposure (≥ 35%) 5%

1 tasks

Low exposure (below 35%) 75%

11 tasks

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Constituent Tasks

#11727 · Core · 24% automatable

Inspect and test electrical systems and equipment to locate and diagnose malfunctions, using visual inspections, testing devices, and computer software.

data analysis — Electrical testing requires hands-on instrument use

Inspect electrical or electronic systems for defects. Test electrical equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.

#11728 · Core · 15% automatable

Reassemble and test equipment after repairs.

physical manipulation — Electrical probing and meter work by hand

Test electrical circuits or components for proper functioning. Reassemble equipment after repair.

#11732 · Core · 17% automatable

Adjust, repair, or replace defective wiring and relays in ignition, lighting, air-conditioning, and safety control systems, using electrician's tools.

physical manipulation — Hands-on wiring repair in physical environment

Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance. Repair electrical circuits or wiring.

#11729 · Core · 10% automatable

Splice wires with knives or cutting pliers, and solder connections to fixtures, outlets, and equipment.

physical manipulation — Connecting electrical components is manual work

Connect electrical components or equipment. Solder parts or connections between parts.

#11731 · Core · 18% automatable

Locate and remove or repair circuit defects such as blown fuses or malfunctioning transistors.

physical manipulation — Hands-on wiring repair in physical environment

Repair electrical circuits or wiring.

#11734 · Core · 80% automatable

Maintain equipment service records.

text generation — Log maintenance and repair records from data

Maintain repair or maintenance records.

#11733 · Core · 78% automatable

Refer to schematics and manufacturers' specifications that show connections and provide instructions on how to locate problems.

information retrieval — Technical reading for maintenance well handled

Read technical information needed to perform maintenance or repairs.

#11738 · Core · 8% automatable

Install fixtures, outlets, terminal boards, switches, and wall boxes, using hand tools.

physical manipulation — Electrical installation is hands-on licensed trade work

Install electrical components, equipment, or systems.

#11730 · Core · 8% automatable

Install new fuses, electrical cables, or power sources as required.

physical manipulation — Electrical installation is hands-on licensed trade work

Install electrical components, equipment, or systems.

#11735 · Core · 12% automatable

Cut openings and drill holes for fixtures, outlet boxes, and fuse holders, using electric drills and routers.

physical manipulation — Drilling parts requires physical tool operation

Drill holes in parts, equipment, or materials.

#11740 · Supplemental · 45% automatable

Confer with customers to determine the nature of malfunctions.

interpersonal — Assessing customer problems needs live diagnostic dialogue

Confer with customers or users to assess problems.

#11737 · Supplemental · 10% automatable

Install electrical equipment such as air-conditioning, heating, or ignition systems and components such as generator brushes and commutators, using hand tools.

physical manipulation — HVAC equipment installation is hands-on trade labor

Install heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) equipment.

#11739 · Supplemental · 13% automatable

Repair or rebuild equipment such as starters, generators, distributors, or door controls, using electrician's tools.

physical manipulation — Hands-on electronic equipment repair

Rebuild parts or components. Repair electronic equipment.

#11741 · Supplemental · 70% automatable

Estimate costs of repairs based on parts and labor requirements.

data analysis — Labor/material cost estimation from rates

Estimate costs for labor or materials.

#11736 · Supplemental · 14% automatable

Measure, cut, and install frameworks and conduit to support and connect wiring, control panels, and junction boxes, using hand tools.

physical manipulation — Physical distance measurement in field

Measure distances or dimensions. Cut materials according to specifications or needs. Connect electrical components or equipment.

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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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