Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
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 772 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the 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 a small part of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the 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 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 5% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Compute impedance of wires from poles to houses to determine additional resistance needed for reducing signals to desired levels.
AI could do much of this on its own
Tasks AI can't do much of
Set up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, or adjusting equipment.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Explain cable service to subscribers after installation, and collect any installation fees due.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment or accessories.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Jobs you could switch to
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What the move takes
Usually requires a high school diploma or equivalent, plus long-term on-the-job training.
Getting ready typically takes up to about a year.
Skills you already have
- Oral Comprehension
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- Extent Flexibility
- Education and Training
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New skills to build
- Building and Construction
- Problem Sensitivity
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What the move takes
Usually requires a high school diploma or equivalent, plus moderate-term on-the-job training.
Getting ready typically takes one to two years.
Skills you already have
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- English Language
New skills to build
- Repairing
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