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AI exposure Installation, maintenance and repair

Will AI replace electronic equipment installers and repairers?

Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles. US occupation 49-2096.

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of the time electronic equipment installers and repairers spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of electronic equipment installers and repairers' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 346 of 756 US occupations. No AI use seen in the work yet, along with 410 other occupations.No handover started yet, along with 410 other occupations.

Average US job 7.7%

Among the least exposed jobs there are.Still waiting for liberation.

What AI already does for electronic equipment installers and repairersWhat electronic equipment installers and repairers no longer do alone

O*NET lists 12 tasks for electronic equipment installers and repairers. None of them shows meaningful AI use at work yet.

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

12 of the 12 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Confer with customers to determine the nature of malfunctions.Core task
  • Cut openings and drill holes for fixtures and equipment, using electric drills and routers.Core task
  • Diagnose or repair problems with electronic equipment, such as sound, navigation, communication, and security equipment, in motor vehicles.Core task
  • Estimate costs of repairs, based on parts and labor charges.Core task
  • Inspect and test electrical or electronic systems to locate and diagnose malfunctions, using visual inspections and testing instruments, such as oscilloscopes and voltmeters.Core task
  • Install equipment and accessories, such as stereos, navigation equipment, communication equipment, and security systems.Core task
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  • Record results of diagnostic tests.Core task
  • Remove seats, carpeting, and interiors of doors and add sound-absorbing material in empty spaces, reinstalling interior parts.Core task
  • Replace and clean electrical or electronic components.Core task
  • Run new speaker and electrical cables.Core task
  • Splice wires with knives or cutting pliers, and solder connections to fixtures and equipment.Core task
  • Build fiberglass or wooden enclosures for sound components, and fit them to automobile dimensions.

How that compares

Among the 50 installation, maintenance and repair occupations, electronic equipment installers and repairers rank 24. The group averages 0.7%, and its most exposed job is Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers at 10.7%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

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  1. 346Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 0.0%
  2. 346Electricians 0.0%
  3. 346Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians 0.0%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.