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Lighting Technicians
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 4.8% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- Joint #488 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -4.8% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $68,060 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 9,900 in the US, with about 600 openings a year
The work, 16 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: Set up equipment21%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 511 conversations, and it got them there 95% of the time.
AI helps with this: Gather data about operational or development activities5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 251 conversations, and it got them there 88% of the time.
Still yours: Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Test performance of equipment or systems5%
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: Load products, materials, or equipment for transportation or further processing5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 510 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
Still yours: Disassemble equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Install commercial or production equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Position tools or equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Connect components or supply lines to equipment or tools5%
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: Operate audiovisual or related equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Program computer systems or production equipment5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 822 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI helps with this: Set up computer systems, networks, or other information systems5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 871 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
Still yours: Repair electrical or electronic equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Notify others of emergencies or problems5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Communicate with others about specifications or project details5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 117 Copilot conversations and completed it 78% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 95 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 600 openings a year as people retire or move on.
BLS on AITechnology including AI systems lets other workers design and run lighting displays. Source ↗
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
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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 0.21, higher than 71% 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, 27-4015 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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