Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Most exposed tasks

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

No strongly automatable task in the current data release.

Augmentable tasks

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

• Maintain computer and manual records pertaining to facilities and equipment.58
• Request support from technical service centers when on-site procedures fail to solve installation or maintenance problems.47
• Perform database verifications, using computers.44

Most durable tasks

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

• Inspect equipment on a regular basis to ensure proper functioning.22
• Run wires between components and to outside cable systems, connecting them to wires from telephone poles or underground cable accesses.24
• Collaborate with other workers to locate and correct malfunctions.25

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 35 puts Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers in the least-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this level is about the mix: 0 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 8 augmentable, and 12 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.

One next move: lean into the durable core above and adopt AI on the routine remainder before it becomes a mandate.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

No adjacent role in the current data release is at least 10 points lower with ≥50% skill overlap — we don’t label anything “safer” unless the data supports it.

Labor-market context

• $63,890median wage
• 140,920employed
• 13,200annual openings
• -4.1%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.

• Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 36
• Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers 39
• Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 47
• Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers 43
• Telecommunications Engineering Specialists 70
• Power Distributors and Dispatchers 72

FAQ — Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

What does a score of 35 mean for a Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers?

It means that, weighted across the 20 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 35 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the least-exposed quarter 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?

This role has no strongly automatable task in the current data release.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Inspect equipment on a regular basis to ensure proper functioning; Run wires between components and to outside cable systems, connecting them to wires from telephone poles or underground cable accesses; Collaborate with other workers to locate and correct malfunctions. 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.