AI Stole My Job

Will AI replace Helpers--Electricians?

Estimated risk score: 6 out of 100

Very low replacement risk

Estimate from published task research, not reviewed by a person · how we estimate

Within about 19 points for 4 in 5 of the jobs we checked (0 to 25).

For the occupation as a whole, from ratings of its 24 O*NET tasks published in 2023 and calibrated to our hand scores. A specialty inside it can sit higher or lower.

O*NET-SOC 47-3013.00 · Construction and Extraction

Tasks rated in 2023 as ones AI could do or speed up

Tasks a GPT-4-class model could do, or do in half the time or less: 1 of its 24 rated tasks. In O*NET’s words.

  1. Requisition materials, using warehouse requisition or release forms.

Tasks rated in 2023 as not sped up by AI

Tasks such a model was rated as not speeding up or taking over: 23 of its 24 rated tasks; the first 6 are shown. In O*NET’s words.

  1. Break up concrete, using airhammer, to facilitate installation, construction, or repair of equipment.
  2. Clean work area and wash parts.
  3. Construct controllers and panels, using power drills, drill presses, taps, saws, and punches.
  4. Dig trenches or holes for installation of conduit or supports.
  5. Disassemble defective electrical equipment, replace defective or worn parts, and reassemble equipment, using hand tools.
  6. Drill holes and pull or push wiring through openings, using hand and power tools.

What the job is

Help electricians by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

Also called: Electrician's Helper, Electrical Apprentice, Electrical Helper, E and I Apprentice, House Wirer Helper, Tower Erector Helper, Electrician Assistant, Auto Electrician Helper.

Closest jobs we score by hand

In the same field (Construction and Extraction). Different jobs, each scored by a person.

Source. This site includes information from the O*NET 30.1 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. (O*NET, CC BY 4.0.) Task ratings: Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock (2023), “GPTs are GPTs: An Early Look at the Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models”, data used under the MIT licence (licence texts). Our change: we averaged the ratings over this occupation’s tasks and calibrated them to our 0–100 scale. It is not a prediction about any one person and not career advice. Disagree? Write to hello@yourstopwashit.com. How we estimate