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Electricians
Also filed here: Electrician
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 9.2% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #418 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +9.2% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $63,190 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 821,000 in the US, with about 72,700 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 systems18%
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: Install commercial or production equipment16%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Repair electrical or electronic equipment14%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Create visual designs or displays8%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 78 conversations, and it got them there 40% of the time.
AI helps with this: Connect components or supply lines to equipment or tools6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,570 conversations, and it got them there 96% of the time.
Still yours: Perform general construction or extraction activities5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Plan work activities4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 720 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Direct construction or extraction activities4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Fabricate devices or components3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Prepare reports of operational or procedural activities3%
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.
Still yours: Estimate project development or operational costs2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 109 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 72,700 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
BLS on AIAI technologies and the data centers that support them are expected to increase demand for electricians. Source ↗
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 53% of the workSecurity and Fire Alarm Systems Installers8% AI does, against 15% here+6.8% by 2035 · $60,070 · High school diploma
- Shares 47% of the workElectrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment5% AI does, against 15% here+5.4% by 2035 · $84,890 · Postsecondary certificate
- Shares 33% of the workAvionics Technicians6% AI does, against 15% here+9.4% by 2035 · $82,280 · Postsecondary certificate
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Work front:
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 0.15, higher than 53% 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, 47-2111 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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