Skilled Trades · SOC 47-2111
Installs and repairs electrical systems.
Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
Timeline: Resilient — dexterous, on-site, safety-critical work.
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$61,000 median pay
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Electrician is resilient on AIFear. Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
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Our AI Fear Score for Electrician is 17/100 (Resilient). Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
17 out of 100. It blends a Frey & Osborne automation probability of 15% with an estimated LLM task-exposure of 20%.
Most exposed: Estimating and paperwork, Code lookups. Harder to automate: On-site installation and repair, Troubleshooting in the field.
Lean into Licensing, Smart-home/EV systems, Estimating. Consider roles such as Master electrician or Electrical contractor.
AI Fear Score blends Frey & Osborne (2013) automation probability with an LLM task-exposure estimate (after Eloundou et al., 2023). Pay/employment are approximate BLS figures. This is an estimate, not a prediction about any individual's job. Compare all occupations.