Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

• Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, or tests.65
• Maintain inventory of spare parts.65
• Enter information into computer to copy program or to draw, modify, or store schematics, applying knowledge of software package used.60

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Study blueprints, schematics, manuals, or other specifications to determine installation procedures.50
• Develop or modify industrial electronic devices, circuits, or equipment, according to available specifications.45
• Determine feasibility of using standardized equipment or develop specifications for equipment required to perform additional functions.45

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

• Install repaired equipment in various settings, such as industrial or military establishments.15
• Repair or adjust equipment, machines, or defective components, replacing worn parts, such as gaskets or seals in watertight electrical equipment.15
• Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation or for defects, such as loose connections or frayed wires.20

Task exposure values and classifications are published, versioned estimates audited against the anchored rubric. This page reads them from the data release rather than generating them at request time. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 36 puts Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment in the third quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this high is about the mix: 4 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 5 augmentable, and 11 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

Shown only when the target is at least 10 points lower under the same score version and skill overlap is at least 50%. These are adjacent roles with lower task exposure — not guaranteed “safe careers”.

Labor-market context

• $74,090median wage
• 65,010employed
• 4,700annual openings
• -0.7%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 35
• Robotics Technicians 32
• Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians 29
• Avionics Technicians 30
• Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay 27
• Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 24

How this score was calculated

FAQ — Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Will AI replace Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment?

This score cannot predict whether this occupation or any individual job will be replaced. It shows which tasks current and near-term AI can perform or accelerate, which tasks remain more durable, and where a worker can adapt. Employer decisions, demand, regulation, and how the role changes are outside the score.

What does a score of 36 mean for a Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment?

It means that, weighted across the 20 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 36 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the third quartile of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

The highest-exposure tasks are: Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, or tests; Maintain inventory of spare parts; Enter information into computer to copy program or to draw, modify, or store schematics, applying knowledge of software package used. Exposure comes from the published, rubric-scored data release rather than being generated when you open this page.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Install repaired equipment in various settings, such as industrial or military establishments; Repair or adjust equipment, machines, or defective components, replacing worn parts, such as gaskets or seals in watertight electrical equipment; Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation or for defects, such as loose connections or frayed wires. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.