Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment

Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas.

AI Resistance Index 37 of 99

Changing faster than most: more resilient than 37% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is moderate (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it moderate), and US jobs are projected to change by +0.3% by 2035, slower than average. The work leans on physical dexterity and creative vision.

AI struggles with much of this work. Hiring is expected to grow slower than average, or to shrink.

Median pay (2025): $74,090
Job growth to 2035: +0.3%
Openings a year: 4,700
People doing it (2025): 65,500
Usual route in: College certificate, then long on-the-job training

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Where people already use AI for this work

Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance
Test performance of equipment or systems
Read documents or materials to inform work processes

From Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025).

Work AI rarely helps with

Maintain operational records
Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment
Repair tools or equipment

What the work looks like

Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, or tests.
Set up and test industrial equipment to ensure that it functions properly.
Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation or for defects, such as loose connections or frayed wires.
Install repaired equipment in various settings, such as industrial or military establishments.

From O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor.

What the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects

Fewer of these jobs, as technology such as remote sensors and cloud connectivity replace hard wired systems, reducing the need for electrical repairs.

Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook

Automotive body and related repairersHuman edge, growing, Index 84, +3.7%
Radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairersHuman edge, steady, Index 63, +1.2%
Avionics techniciansHuman edge, growing, Index 84, +9.4%
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairersHuman edge, growing, Index 88, +4.4%

Also known as: Control Technician, Electrical and Instrument Technician (E and I Tech), Electronic Technician, I and C Tech (Instrument and Control Technician), E and I Mechanic (Electrical and Instrument Mechanic), E and I Mechanic (Electrical and Instrumentation Mechanic), Electrical Maintenance Technician, Instrument and Electrical Technician (I and E Tech).

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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.