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Will AI replace Helpers--Electricians?

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Baseline AI displacement risk for Helpers--Electricians, aggregated from 3 research sources.

What this score means

Helpers--Electricians is among the least exposed roles in Construction & Trades. Most of what the job involves still sits outside what current AI can do, even as the tools around it keep changing. At 11 out of 100 it scores 3 points below the Construction & Trades average of 14. Across the 3 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 5 to 20, so the score is a weighted consensus rather than any single figure.

The number is a consensus estimate for the typical version of the role, built from published academic and industry research scored occupation by occupation. It is not a prediction about any individual. How scoring works

What this job actually involves

Exposure follows the work itself rather than the job title, so it is worth seeing what the role is made of. These are the tasks O*NET records for Helpers--Electricians, most central first, showing 12 of 25.

01Strip insulation from wire ends, using wire stripping pliers, and attach wires to terminals for subsequent soldering.
02Trace out short circuits in wiring, using test meter.
03Measure, cut, and bend wire and conduit, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
04Examine electrical units for loose connections and broken insulation and tighten connections, using hand tools.
05Maintain tools, vehicles, and equipment and keep parts and supplies in order.
06Drill holes and pull or push wiring through openings, using hand and power tools.
07Clean work area and wash parts.
08Perform semi-skilled and unskilled laboring duties related to the installation, maintenance and repair of a wide variety of electrical systems and equipment.
09Thread conduit ends, connect couplings, and fabricate and secure conduit support brackets, using hand tools.
10Disassemble defective electrical equipment, replace defective or worn parts, and reassemble equipment, using hand tools.
11Construct controllers and panels, using power drills, drill presses, taps, saws, and punches.
12Transport tools, materials, equipment, and supplies to work site by hand, handtruck, or heavy, motorized truck.

Task statements from O*NET by the National Center for O*NET Development, used under CC BY 4.0. The tasks are descriptive; the exposure score above is ours.

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 3 research sources that scored Helpers--Electricians for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

01Anthropic Economic Index 2026 - AI Task Exposure · 2026
02GPTs are GPTs: Labor Market Impact Potential of LLMs · 2024
03AI Occupational Exposure to Language Modeling · 2023

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