Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Architecture and Engineering Occupations- O*NET-SOC code
- 17-3023.00
Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the direction of engineering staff, to design, build, repair, adjust, and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls, and machinery for subsequent evaluation and use by engineering staff in making engineering design decisions.
AI exposure
- Data source: BLSPublished: 2026-08
High· relative
LowFour relative bandsVery highGroup-level value
Scale, basis and source
Four relative bands (Low / Moderate / High / Very high)
831 detailed occupations in the BLS Employment Projections table. Assigned per National Employment Matrix (NEM) code, so occupations sharing a NEM code carry the same band
- Data source: AnthropicPublished: 2026-03
0.020
0.000Range of values carried here0.745Scale, basis and source
Observed exposure index, 0–1 as published
Mapped onto O*NET tasks
Published per SOC 2018 occupation; every O*NET occupation with the same SOC 2018 code carries this value
- Data source: ILOPublished: 2025
0.27–0.45· 4 ISCO-08 groups
Scale, basis and source
Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published
Published per ISCO-08 unit group. Linked to this occupation, wholly or in part, by applying U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (ISCO-08 to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to 2018 SOC) as published
What kind of figure this source publishes
The BLS category is a relative rank, not an absolute level, and it is not a first-hand measurement: it groups an occupation's percentile ranks across several published studies into four bands. It is not an employment or wage forecast, not a probability of adoption, and it does not separate automation from augmentation.
ILO value for each linked ISCO-08 group
- ISCO-08 3113Electrical Engineering Technicians0.27
- ISCO-08 3114Electronics Engineering Technicians0.38
- ISCO-08 3155Air Traffic Safety Electronics Technicians0.34
- ISCO-08 3522Telecommunications Engineering Technicians0.45
AI exposure (OpenAI rubric)
30 rated tasks · 19 tasks with β ≥ 0.5 (63.3%)
β = direct exposure (E1) + 0.5 × exposure when tools are available (E2), per the source repository's definition.
- Source unit: O*NET 27.2 tasks → O*NET 31.0 occupation code
- 2 rated tasks are not in the O*NET 31.0 task list; their scores are kept as published for O*NET 27.2.
- Source
- OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" exposure rubric
- Release
- gh-main-0471612
- License
- MIT License, Copyright (c) 2024 OpenAI
Tasks
Task statements from the O*NET® 31.0 Database, core tasks first.
| Task | Type | β (OpenAI) |
|---|---|---|
| Modify, maintain, or repair electronics equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning. | Core | 0 |
| Set up and operate specialized or standard test equipment to diagnose, test, or analyze the performance of electronic components, assemblies, or systems. | Core | 0 |
| Read blueprints, wiring diagrams, schematic drawings, or engineering instructions for assembling electronics units, applying knowledge of electronic theory and components. | Core | 0.5 |
| Identify and resolve equipment malfunctions, working with manufacturers or field representatives as necessary to procure replacement parts. | Core | 0 |
| Assemble electrical systems or prototypes, using hand tools or measuring instruments. | Core | 0 |
| Review electrical engineering plans to ensure adherence to design specifications and compliance with applicable electrical codes and standards. | Core | 0.5 |
| Assemble, test, or maintain circuitry or electronic components, according to engineering instructions, technical manuals, or knowledge of electronics, using hand or power tools. | Core | 0 |
| Review existing electrical engineering criteria to identify necessary revisions, deletions, or amendments to outdated material. | Core | 1 |
| Maintain system logs or manuals to document testing or operation of equipment. | Core | 1 |
| Select electronics equipment, components, or systems to meet functional specifications. | Core | 0.5 |
| Calculate design specifications or cost, material, and resource estimates, and prepare project schedules and budgets. | Core | 0.5 |
| Educate equipment operators on the proper use of equipment. | Core | 0 |
| Supervise the installation or operation of electronic equipment or systems. | Core | 0 |
| Compile and maintain records documenting engineering schematics, installed equipment, installation or operational problems, resources used, repairs, or corrective action performed. | Core | 1 |
| Participate in training or continuing education activities to stay abreast of engineering or industry advances. | Core | 0.5 |
| Replace defective components or parts, using hand tools and precision instruments. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Modify electrical prototypes, parts, assemblies, or systems to correct functional deviations. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Integrate software or hardware components, using computer, microprocessor, or control architecture. | Supplemental | 1 |
| Procure parts and maintain inventory and related documentation. | Supplemental | 0.5 |
| Research equipment or component needs, sources, competitive prices, delivery times, or ongoing operational costs. | Supplemental | 0.5 |
| Provide user applications or engineering support or recommendations for new or existing equipment with regard to installation, upgrades, or enhancements. | Supplemental | 0.5 |
| Specify, coordinate, or conduct quality control or quality assurance programs or procedures. | Supplemental | 0.5 |
| Produce electronics drawings or other graphics representing industrial control, instrumentation, sensors, or analog or digital telecommunications networks, using computer-aided design (CAD) software. | Supplemental | 0.5 |
| Install or maintain electrical control systems, industrial automation systems, or electrical equipment, including control circuits, variable speed drives, or programmable logic controllers. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Design or modify engineering schematics for electrical transmission and distribution systems or for electrical installation in residential, commercial, or industrial buildings, using computer-aided design (CAD) software. | Supplemental | 0.5 |
| Interpret test information to resolve design-related problems. | Supplemental | 1 |
| Conduct statistical studies to analyze or compare production costs for sustainable or nonsustainable designs. | Supplemental | 0.5 |
| Review, develop, or prepare maintenance standards. | Supplemental | 1 |
Occupation information
Sources and attribution
This page includes information from the O*NET® 31.0 Database (https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html) by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. AI Changing Work has modified all or some of this information: the O*NET-SOC code, title and task statements are reproduced in English without change; task-type labels are shown in the page's language and tasks are listed core first; any Korean occupation title shown on the Korean-language page is AI Changing Work's translation; any KSCO-8 unit groups linked to this occupation were paired with it by AI Changing Work's judgment, and the relation labels and statuses are AI Changing Work's additions. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
Any AI exposure figures on this page are published by third parties, not by AI Changing Work, and none is part of the O*NET information. OpenAI publishes task-level scores (MIT License) for O*NET 27.2 task statements; each is shown next to the O*NET 31.0 task statement with the same task ID, whose wording can differ from the 27.2 statement that was scored. OpenAI also publishes occupation-level scores for O*NET-SOC codes in the same release, and any such score is shown on the O*NET occupation with the same code. Anthropic publishes an observed exposure index in the Anthropic Economic Index (CC-BY), and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes relative AI exposure categories (public domain); both are published per SOC code, and each value is shown on every O*NET occupation with that code. The International Labour Organization publishes a generative AI exposure index in ILO Working Paper 140 (CC BY 4.0) for ISCO-08 unit groups; AI Changing Work links those groups to O*NET occupations by applying the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ISCO-08 to 2010 SOC and 2010 SOC to 2018 SOC crosswalks as published, without case-by-case selection, and these crosswalks match many groups only in part. Where several unit groups are linked, each group's published value is listed, and any summary shows only the lowest and highest of those values with the number of groups; no exposure figure is averaged or recalculated. Any employment figures are published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for the SOC group containing this occupation. Each source is credited where its figures are shown.
O*NET OnLine: 17-3023.00 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
KSCO 코드·명칭: 한국표준직업분류(제8차 개정) — 통계청 고시 제2024-328호 (2024-07-01 고시, 2025-01-01 시행). 저작권법 제7조 제2호의 고시 항목이다. 명칭 표기(가운뎃점·띄어쓰기)는 해설서 2차 정오 반영판의 표기를 따랐으며, 고시 항목표와는 18개 명칭에서 가운뎃점 글리프나 띄어쓰기만 다르다. 통계청은 2025년 10월 국가데이터처로 개편되었다. 이 페이지의 KSCO 연결은 통계청·국가데이터처의 공식 연계표가 아니다.