Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles
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 shrink over the next decade, with about 21 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 17% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Record results of diagnostic tests.
AI could do much of this on its own
Estimate costs of repairs, based on parts and labor charges.
AI could do much of this on its own
Tasks AI can't do much of
Install equipment and accessories, such as stereos, navigation equipment, communication equipment, and security systems.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Inspect and test electrical or electronic systems to locate and diagnose malfunctions, using visual inspections and testing instruments, such as oscilloscopes and voltmeters.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Cut openings and drill holes for fixtures and equipment, using electric drills and routers.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Splice wires with knives or cutting pliers, and solder connections to fixtures and equipment.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Diagnose or repair problems with electronic equipment, such as sound, navigation, communication, and security equipment, in motor vehicles.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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