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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 9.7% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- Joint #452 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +9.7% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $103,020 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 20,900 in the US, with about 1,800 openings a year
The work, 16 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 systems19%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,100 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
Still yours: Repair electrical or electronic equipment14%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Read documents or materials to inform work processes7%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain operational records7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Schedule operational activities6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Analyze performance of systems or equipment5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 563 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI helps with this: Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 510 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
Still yours: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Document technical designs, procedures, or activities4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,110 conversations, and it got them there 89% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Test characteristics of materials or products3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
AI helps with this: Connect components or supply lines to equipment or tools3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,570 conversations, and it got them there 96% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 110 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 1,800 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 51% of the workElectrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment5% AI does, against 13% here+5.4% by 2035 · $84,890 · Postsecondary certificate
- Shares 47% of the workSignal and Track Switch Repairers0% AI does, against 13% here+1.8% by 2035 · $92,460 · High school diploma
- Shares 31% of the workElectrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers4% AI does, against 13% here+10.3% by 2035 · $95,320 · High school diploma
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On the wire.
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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 0.17, higher than 59% 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, 49-2095 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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