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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 3.3% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #519 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -3.3% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $63,890 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 143,100 in the US, with about 11,300 openings a year
The work, 28 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 systems12%
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: Coordinate with others to resolve problems9%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 738 conversations, and it got them there 83% of the time.
AI helps with this: Connect components or supply lines to equipment or tools8%
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: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Repair electrical or electronic equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Install commercial or production equipment5%
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.
AI helps with this: Gather data about operational or development activities4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 251 conversations, and it got them there 88% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain tools or equipment4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Explain technical details of products or services4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 45 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Assemble equipment or components4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Read documents or materials to inform work processes3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
Still yours: Climb equipment or structures3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Set up computer systems, networks, or other information systems3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 871 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain vehicles in working condition3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Operate transportation equipment or vehicles2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Analyze performance of systems or equipment2%
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: Evaluate the quality or accuracy of data2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 683 Copilot conversations and completed it 82% of the time.
AI helps with this: Determine resource needs of projects or operations2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,590 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
AI helps with this: Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance2%
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: Diagnose system or equipment problems2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 865 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Apply protective solutions or coatings2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Process digital or online data1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 136 Copilot conversations and completed it 81% of the time.
Still yours: Perform general construction or extraction activities1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipment1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,656 conversations, and it got them there 84% of the time.
AI helps with this: Investigate criminal or legal matters1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,075 conversations, and it got them there 83% of the time.
AI does this: Advise others on business or operational matters1%
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 97 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 11,300 openings a year as people 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 41% of the workMobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics4% AI does, against 9% here+6.7% by 2035 · $65,510 · High school diploma
- Shares 41% of the workElectric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers0% AI does, against 9% here+4.4% by 2035 · $56,210 · High school diploma
- Shares 37% of the workSignal and Track Switch Repairers0% AI does, against 9% here+1.8% by 2035 · $92,460 · High school diploma
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 0.18, higher than 63% 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, 49-2022 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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