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Installation & Repair · Updated Aug 2026

Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment

Install, adjust, or maintain mobile electronics communication equipment, including sound, sonar, security, navigation, and surveillance systems on trains, watercraft, or other mobile equipment.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
33/100
Low

How much of this occupation’s work can be materially affected by current AI systems.

Replacement Risk
40/100
Moderate

How likely exposure is to translate into reduced human demand.

Includes provisional estimates for AI adoption pressure and labour-market resilience. How this is measured

Evidence quality
Confidence81/100
Task coverage85%

Confidence reflects task coverage, mapping and capability-evidence quality, and how much of the score rests on provisional inputs.

Task-level evidence

What is driving the score?

Occupation scores are built from the task mix—not a single prediction about a job title.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
TaskImportanceAI impactExposure
Refer to schematics and manufacturers' specifications that show connections and provide instructions on how to locate problems.Medium
68
Inspect and test electrical systems and equipment to locate and diagnose malfunctions, using visual inspections, testing devices, and computer software.High
55
Confer with customers to determine the nature of malfunctions.Medium
60
Install electrical equipment such as air-conditioning, heating, or ignition systems and components such as generator brushes and commutators, using hand tools.Medium
34
Splice wires with knives or cutting pliers, and solder connections to fixtures, outlets, and equipment.Medium
22
Adjust, repair, or replace defective wiring and relays in ignition, lighting, air-conditioning, and safety control systems, using electrician's tools.Medium
24
Install fixtures, outlets, terminal boards, switches, and wall boxes, using hand tools.Medium
23
Locate and remove or repair circuit defects such as blown fuses or malfunctioning transistors.Medium
23
Repair or rebuild equipment such as starters, generators, distributors, or door controls, using electrician's tools.Medium
23
Install new fuses, electrical cables, or power sources as required.Medium
17
Estimate costs of repairs based on parts and labor requirements.Medium
23
Measure, cut, and install frameworks and conduit to support and connect wiring, control panels, and junction boxes, using hand tools.Medium
21
Cut openings and drill holes for fixtures, outlet boxes, and fuse holders, using electric drills and routers.Medium
16
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

Routine, digitized, and highly repeatable tasks face the greatest pressure.

  1. Refer to schematics and manufacturers' specifications that show connections and provide instructions on how to locate problems.68
  2. Confer with customers to determine the nature of malfunctions.60
  3. Inspect and test electrical systems and equipment to locate and diagnose malfunctions, using visual inspections, testing devices, and computer software.55
  4. Install electrical equipment such as air-conditioning, heating, or ignition systems and components such as generator brushes and commutators, using hand tools.34
Hardest to automate

Where people still matter

These tasks score lowest on automation feasibility—physical presence, judgement, accountability and real-world variability all resist end-to-end automation.

  1. Cut openings and drill holes for fixtures, outlet boxes, and fuse holders, using electric drills and routers.01
  2. Install new fuses, electrical cables, or power sources as required.02
  3. Splice wires with knives or cutting pliers, and solder connections to fixtures, outlets, and equipment.03
  4. Measure, cut, and install frameworks and conduit to support and connect wiring, control panels, and junction boxes, using hand tools.04
  5. Install fixtures, outlets, terminal boards, switches, and wall boxes, using hand tools.05
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Beyond AI capability

Adoption and labour-market outlook

Structural factors are kept separate from raw capability so you can see what actually resists automation. Adoption pressure and labour-market resilience are still provisional models—25% of this occupation’s replacement-risk weight rests on them.

Human dependency60
Physical dependency54
Adoption pressure47
Labour-market resilience67
Methodology & sources

O*NET 30.3 occupational data interpreted through the JobsVsAI capability, automation and structural-constraint models.

Confidence81/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
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