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Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 2.4% more of these jobs by 2035, slower than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #388 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +2.4% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $78,190 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 96,900 in the US, with about 8,100 openings a year
The work, 25 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI helps with this: Maintain electronic, computer, or other technical equipment16%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,196 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
AI helps with this: Test performance of equipment or systems8%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,100 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain operational records7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Assemble equipment or components7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Evaluate designs, specifications, or other technical data6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 903 conversations, and it got them there 86% of the time.
AI helps with this: Determine resource needs of projects or operations5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,590 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
AI helps with this: Create visual designs or displays4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 78 conversations, and it got them there 40% of the time.
AI does this: Read documents or materials to inform work processes4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI helps with this: Coordinate with others to resolve problems4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 738 conversations, and it got them there 83% of the time.
Still yours: Resolve personnel or operational problems4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Select materials or equipment for operations or projects3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 529 Copilot conversations and completed it 94% of the time.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Estimate project development or operational costs3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Manage budgets or finances3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Direct construction or extraction activities3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Install commercial or production equipment3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Document technical designs, procedures, or activities3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 779 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
AI helps with this: Analyze performance of systems or equipment2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 563 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time.
AI helps with this: Operate computer systems or computerized equipment2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 77 conversations, and it got them there 79% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Design electrical or electronic systems or equipment2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advise others on products or services2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 42 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
Still yours: Manage control systems or activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 102 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 8,100 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 39% of the workElectro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians10% AI does, against 17% here+2.6% by 2035 · $73,900 · Associate’s degree
- Shares 31% of the workIndustrial Machinery Mechanics8% AI does, against 17% here+17.8% by 2035 · $64,520 · High school diploma
- Shares 28% of the workElectrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment5% AI does, against 17% here+5.4% by 2035 · $84,890 · Postsecondary certificate
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Work front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.20, higher than 69% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 17-3023 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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