Electricians
The short answer
This job is less likely to change much. Most of the work is the kind AI can't help with. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 5,682 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second least exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. Most of what it involves isn't the kind of work AI can take over.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about a quarter of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second least exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
This job is in the second least exposed fifth of New York jobs for AI exposure. The tasks below show why: most of what it involves is work AI can't simply take over.
AI can help with or automate about 19% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Prepare sketches or follow blueprints to determine the location of wiring or equipment and to ensure conformance to building and safety codes.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Plan layout and installation of electrical wiring, equipment, or fixtures, based on job specifications and local codes.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Provide preliminary sketches or cost estimates for materials or services.
AI could do much of this on its own
Perform business management duties, such as maintaining records or files, preparing reports, or ordering supplies or equipment.
AI could do much of this on its own
Tasks AI can't do much of
Place conduit, pipes, or tubing, inside designated partitions, walls, or other concealed areas, and pull insulated wires or cables through the conduit to complete circuits between boxes.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Work from ladders, scaffolds, or roofs to install, maintain, or repair electrical wiring, equipment, or fixtures.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Use a variety of tools or equipment, such as power construction equipment, measuring devices, power tools, and testing equipment, such as oscilloscopes, ammeters, or test lamps.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Assemble, install, test, or maintain electrical or electronic wiring, equipment, appliances, apparatus, or fixtures, using hand tools or power tools.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Connect wires to circuit breakers, transformers, or other components.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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