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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 0.3% more of these jobs by 2035, slower than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #357 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +0.3% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $74,090 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 65,500 in the US, with about 4,700 openings a year
The work, 19 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI helps with this: Test performance of equipment or systems11%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,100 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
AI helps with this: Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance9%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 510 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
AI does this: Read documents or materials to inform work processes9%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI helps with this: Coordinate with others to resolve problems8%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 738 conversations, and it got them there 83% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain operational records7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Repair tools or equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain tools or equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Diagnose system or equipment problems5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 245 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Train others to use equipment or products5%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Install commercial or production equipment4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Process digital or online data4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 136 Copilot conversations and completed it 81% of the time.
AI helps with this: Confer with clients to determine needs or order specifications4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 502 conversations, and it got them there 54% of the time.
Still yours: Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Design industrial systems or equipment3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Determine resource needs of projects or operations3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,590 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
Still yours: Process shipments or mail3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advise others on business or operational matters2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 290 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 100 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 4,700 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 49% of the workMedical Equipment Repairers2% AI does, against 19% here+12.6% by 2035 · $61,660 · Associate’s degree
- Shares 47% of the workControl and Valve Installers and Repairers4% AI does, against 19% here+4.3% by 2035 · $74,340 · High school diploma
- Shares 46% of the workAvionics Technicians6% AI does, against 19% here+9.4% by 2035 · $82,280 · Postsecondary certificate
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On the wire.
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How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.21, higher than 71% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 49-2094 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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