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Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 5% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- Joint #426 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +5% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $45,850 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 246,300 in the US, with about 25,900 openings a year
The work, 26 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
Still yours: Assemble equipment or components14%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Position materials or components for assembly12%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Read documents or materials to inform work processes8%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
Still yours: Mark materials or objects for identification5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Clean workpieces, finished products, or other objects5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Join parts using soldering, welding, or brazing techniques5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Test performance of equipment or systems4%
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: Inspect completed work or finished products4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Drill holes in earth or materials4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipment4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,656 conversations, and it got them there 84% of the time.
AI helps with this: Connect components or supply lines to equipment or tools4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,570 conversations, and it got them there 96% of the time.
Still yours: Repair workpieces or products4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Train others to use equipment or products3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 494 Copilot conversations and completed it 94% of the time.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI helps with this: Coordinate with others to resolve problems2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 738 conversations, and it got them there 83% of the time.
Still yours: Disassemble equipment2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Shape materials to create products2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain tools or equipment2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Distribute materials, supplies, or resources2%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
AI helps with this: Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 510 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
Still yours: Move materials, equipment, or supplies2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Package objects2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Operate industrial processing or production equipment1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Operate lifting or moving equipment1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advise others on business or operational matters1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 290 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 105 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 25,900 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 47% of the workMillwrights0% AI does, against 15% here+0.9% by 2035 · $65,700 · High school diploma
- Shares 40% of the workRadio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers7% AI does, against 15% here+1.2% by 2035 · $63,520 · Associate’s degree
- Shares 38% of the workElectric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers0% AI does, against 15% here+4.4% by 2035 · $56,210 · High school diploma
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 0.10, higher than 34% 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, 51-2028 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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