Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations- O*NET-SOC code
- 49-9061.00
Repair and adjust cameras and photographic equipment, including commercial video and motion picture camera equipment.
- Data source: BLSPublished: 2026-08
Moderate· 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
0.041
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
0.21
0.09Range of values carried here0.70Group-level value
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.
Task-level exposure
Exposed tasks only15 rated tasks · 7 tasks with β ≥ 0.5 (46.7%)
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
- All rated tasks are in the O*NET 31.0 task list.
- Source
- OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" exposure rubric
- Release
- gh-main-0471612
- License
- MIT License, Copyright (c) 2024 OpenAI
| Task (O*NET 20.1) | Claude.aiRaw / share % |
|---|---|
Measure parts to verify specified dimensions or settings, such as camera shutter speed or light meter reading accuracy, using measuring instruments.49-9061.00 | 0.004072.2 |
Test equipment performance, focus of lens system, diaphragm alignment, lens mounts, or film transport, using precision gauges.49-9061.00 | 0.001527.8 |
| Not observed on any surface — 13 task(s) — These tasks have no row in the source for this release. The 0 in the share row is a display-stage composition ratio; absence is what the — in the raw row states. | |
Calibrate and verify accuracy of light meters, shutter diaphragm operation, or lens carriers, using timing instruments. | —0 |
Disassemble equipment to gain access to defect, using hand tools. | —0 |
Adjust cameras, photographic mechanisms, or equipment such as range and view finders, shutters, light meters, or lens systems, using hand tools. | —0 |
Clean and lubricate cameras and polish camera lenses, using cleaning materials and work aids. | —0 |
Examine cameras, equipment, processed film, or laboratory reports to diagnose malfunction, using work aids and specifications. | —0 |
Requisition parts or materials. | —0 |
Read and interpret engineering drawings, diagrams, instructions, or specifications to determine needed repairs, fabrication method, and operation sequence. | —0 |
Fabricate or modify defective electronic, electrical, or mechanical components, using bench lathe, milling machine, shaper, grinder, or precision hand tools, according to specifications. | —0 |
Assemble aircraft cameras, still or motion picture cameras, photographic equipment, or frames, using diagrams, blueprints, bench machines, hand tools, or power tools. | —0 |
Record test data and document fabrication techniques on reports. | —0 |
Lay out reference points and dimensions on parts or metal stock to be machined, using precision measuring instruments. | —0 |
Recommend design changes or upgrades of microfilming, film-developing, or photographic equipment. | —0 |
Install electrical assemblies and wiring in aircraft camera housings and memory cards or film in cameras, following blueprints and using hand tools and soldering equipment. | —0 |
Values in this tab are predicted labels, not observations. Eloundou et al. (2023) published two rating regimes — human raters and GPT-4 — and the β shown here is derived from the GPT-4 rater basis alone; the same task can take a different value under the other regime. The unit and the meaning differ from the observed shares (%) in the other tabs, so do not place them on the same axis.
| Task (O*NET 27.2) | βE1 + 0.5 × E2 |
|---|---|
Record test data and document fabrication techniques on reports.O*NET Task ID 8447 | 1.0 |
Measure parts to verify specified dimensions or settings, such as camera shutter speed or light meter reading accuracy, using measuring instruments.O*NET Task ID 8439 | 0.5 |
Examine cameras, equipment, processed film, or laboratory reports to diagnose malfunction, using work aids and specifications.O*NET Task ID 8441 | 0.5 |
Requisition parts or materials.O*NET Task ID 8442 | 0.5 |
Read and interpret engineering drawings, diagrams, instructions, or specifications to determine needed repairs, fabrication method, and operation sequence.O*NET Task ID 8443 | 0.5 |
Lay out reference points and dimensions on parts or metal stock to be machined, using precision measuring instruments.O*NET Task ID 8448 | 0.5 |
Recommend design changes or upgrades of microfilming, film-developing, or photographic equipment.O*NET Task ID 8449 | 0.5 |
Calibrate and verify accuracy of light meters, shutter diaphragm operation, or lens carriers, using timing instruments.O*NET Task ID 8435 | 0.0 |
Disassemble equipment to gain access to defect, using hand tools.O*NET Task ID 8436 | 0.0 |
Adjust cameras, photographic mechanisms, or equipment such as range and view finders, shutters, light meters, or lens systems, using hand tools.O*NET Task ID 8437 | 0.0 |
Clean and lubricate cameras and polish camera lenses, using cleaning materials and work aids.O*NET Task ID 8438 | 0.0 |
Test equipment performance, focus of lens system, diaphragm alignment, lens mounts, or film transport, using precision gauges.O*NET Task ID 8440 | 0.0 |
Fabricate or modify defective electronic, electrical, or mechanical components, using bench lathe, milling machine, shaper, grinder, or precision hand tools, according to specifications.O*NET Task ID 8444 | 0.0 |
Assemble aircraft cameras, still or motion picture cameras, photographic equipment, or frames, using diagrams, blueprints, bench machines, hand tools, or power tools.O*NET Task ID 8445 | 0.0 |
Install electrical assemblies and wiring in aircraft camera housings and memory cards or film in cameras, following blueprints and using hand tools and soldering equipment.O*NET Task ID 20808 | 0.0 |
β = E1 + 0.5 × E2 · E1 = tasks where direct LLM access alone cuts time by at least 50%, E2 = tasks where software built on top of an LLM cuts time by at least 50%. Values take only 0 / 0.5 / 1.0.
Data sources & licenses — O*NET®, Anthropic Economic Index, Eloundou et al. (2023): see full notices on the Credits page
All O*NET 31.0 task statements (15)
All O*NET 31.0 task statements for this occupation (English, as published; task type core or supplemental). Exposure values are not listed here; they are in the table above, next to each task statement as worded in the O*NET version each source used.
| Task (O*NET 31.0) | Type |
|---|---|
| Calibrate and verify accuracy of light meters, shutter diaphragm operation, or lens carriers, using timing instruments. | Core |
| Disassemble equipment to gain access to defect, using hand tools. | Core |
| Adjust cameras, photographic mechanisms, or equipment such as range and view finders, shutters, light meters, or lens systems, using hand tools. | Core |
| Clean and lubricate cameras and polish camera lenses, using cleaning materials and work aids. | Core |
| Measure parts to verify specified dimensions or settings, such as camera shutter speed or light meter reading accuracy, using measuring instruments. | Core |
| Test equipment performance, focus of lens system, diaphragm alignment, lens mounts, or film transport, using precision gauges. | Core |
| Examine cameras, equipment, processed film, or laboratory reports to diagnose malfunction, using work aids and specifications. | Core |
| Requisition parts or materials. | Core |
| Read and interpret engineering drawings, diagrams, instructions, or specifications to determine needed repairs, fabrication method, and operation sequence. | Core |
| Fabricate or modify defective electronic, electrical, or mechanical components, using bench lathe, milling machine, shaper, grinder, or precision hand tools, according to specifications. | Core |
| Assemble aircraft cameras, still or motion picture cameras, photographic equipment, or frames, using diagrams, blueprints, bench machines, hand tools, or power tools. | Supplemental |
| Record test data and document fabrication techniques on reports. | Supplemental |
| Lay out reference points and dimensions on parts or metal stock to be machined, using precision measuring instruments. | Supplemental |
| Recommend design changes or upgrades of microfilming, film-developing, or photographic equipment. | Supplemental |
| Install electrical assemblies and wiring in aircraft camera housings and memory cards or film in cameras, following blueprints and using hand tools and soldering equipment. | Supplemental |
0.30/ 3· Robot exposure index
Scale, basis and source
Each physical task is graded 0–3 by the setting in which robots that have been deployed, sold or demonstrated could do it (0 none · 1 purpose-built robot settings such as a fenced machine cell or a bottling line · 2 structured facilities such as a hospital pharmacy or a container port · 3 unstructured settings such as a private home or a construction site), and the grades are averaged by share of working time
Physical tasks among this occupation's O*NET 29.3 tasks
Anthropic estimated the grades and time shares with Claude Opus 5 using web search, as of 2026.
The robot exposure index is a different measure from the AI exposure figures on this site and cannot be added to or compared with them. It does not measure actual adoption or cost, and 0 also covers occupations with no physical tasks.
Tier of each physical task
Robot environment tiers (E0–E3)
E0 noneDetails
Rated not doable by robots that have been deployed, sold or demonstrated, even in a purpose-built setting
E1 purpose-built robot settingsDetails
Rated doable in a setting built around the machine, such as a fenced machine cell or a bottling line
E2 structured facilitiesDetails
Rated doable in a human work facility that an institution keeps to a working standard, such as a hospital pharmacy or a container port
E3 unstructured settingsDetails
Rated doable in a setting that no institution keeps to a working standard, such as a private home or a construction site
Only tasks classified as physical are listed; other tasks have no tier in the source.
| Task (O*NET 29.3) | Robot environment tier |
|---|---|
| Calibrate and verify accuracy of light meters, shutter diaphragm operation, or lens carriers, using timing instruments. | E0 none |
| Disassemble equipment to gain access to defect, using hand tools. | E0 none |
| Adjust cameras, photographic mechanisms, or equipment such as range and view finders, shutters, light meters, or lens systems, using hand tools. | E0 none |
| Clean and lubricate cameras and polish camera lenses, using cleaning materials and work aids. | E0 none |
| Measure parts to verify specified dimensions or settings, such as camera shutter speed or light meter reading accuracy, using measuring instruments. | E1 purpose-built robot settings |
| Test equipment performance, focus of lens system, diaphragm alignment, lens mounts, or film transport, using precision gauges. | E1 purpose-built robot settings |
| Examine cameras, equipment, processed film, or laboratory reports to diagnose malfunction, using work aids and specifications. | E1 purpose-built robot settings |
| Fabricate or modify defective electronic, electrical, or mechanical components, using bench lathe, milling machine, shaper, grinder, or precision hand tools, according to specifications. | E1 purpose-built robot settings |
| Assemble aircraft cameras, still or motion picture cameras, photographic equipment, or frames, using diagrams, blueprints, bench machines, hand tools, or power tools. | E0 none |
| Lay out reference points and dimensions on parts or metal stock to be machined, using precision measuring instruments. | E1 purpose-built robot settings |
| Install electrical assemblies and wiring in aircraft camera housings and memory cards or film in cameras, following blueprints and using hand tools and soldering equipment. | E1 purpose-built robot settings |
Occupation information
Employment outlook (BLS)
- Employment, 2025
- 2K
- Projected employment, 2035
- 2K
- Change (2025–35)
- -15.5%
- Median annual wage, 2025
- $52,720
- Typical education needed for entry
- High school diploma or equivalent
Korea classification links (KSCO)
Links from the current release of the Korea Occupation Direct Crosswalk v1.1, made by AI Changing Work. Relation values are read from the O*NET-SOC occupation side.
| KSCO code | KSCO title | Relation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76196 | 시계 및 카메라 수리원 | This occupation is narrower | confirmed |
| 76197 | 광학기구 수리원 | Related, not a match | confirmed |
Relation and status definitions(kr-direct v1.1)
ILO occupational description
AI Changing Work links the ISCO-08 unit groups below to this occupation by applying the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (2018 SOC to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to ISCO-08) as published, without case-by-case selection; each link may be whole or partial.
- ISCO-08 7311Precision-instrument Makers and Repairers
Sources: ILO ISCO-08 — details: Credits
ESCO occupational vocabulary
Each entry below is matched to this occupation in the published ESCO-O*NET Crosswalk (version 1, 2022). The match types are that crosswalk's; the wording is AI Changing Work's.
- consumer electronics repair technicianESCO 7421.3This occupation is narrower
Consumer electronics repair technicians use electrical equipment to diagnose malfunctions and test functionality of consumer electronics such as TVs, video and audio systems and digital cameras. They read manufacturers' instructions and conduct the necessary repairs or replacements.
Source: European Commission, DG EMPL — ESCO API 2026-08-08 (bridge v1.2.1)
License: CC BY 4.0 (EU Reuse Notice)
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France classification links (ROME)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and ROME 4.0 job profiles, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side. Links marked “provisional” were adopted on the judgments of two judges from the same model family (Claude) alone, or by an operator rule applied to their judgments, so they rest on weaker evidence than confirmed links.
| ROME code | ROME title (French) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| I1408 | Technicien-réparateur / Technicienne-réparatrice d'appareils photographiques | Same scope |
Source: France Travail — Répertoire Opérationnel des Métiers et des Emplois (ROME 4.0), version 61, last updated 15 June 2026 (https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/repertoire-operationnel-des-metiers-et-des-emplois-rome). Licence Ouverte 2.0.
ROME codes and titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET-SOC occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not a France Travail correspondence.
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Spain classification links (CNO-11)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and CNO-11 occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.
| CNO-11 code | CNO-11 title (Spanish) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 7611 | Relojeros y mecánicos de instrumentos de precisión | This occupation is narrowerprovisional |
| 7531 | Mecánicos y reparadores de equipos electrónicos | Related, not a matchprovisional |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), National Classification of Occupations 2011 (CNO-11, Royal Decree 1591/2010) — www.ine.es · Licensed CC BY 4.0. CNO-11 codes and Spanish titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not an INE correspondence.
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Germany classification links (KldB)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and KldB occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.
| KldB code | KldB title (German) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 24512 | Berufe in der Feinwerktechnik - fachlich ausgerichtete Tätigkeiten | Related, not a match |
| 23313 | Berufe in der Fototechnik - komplexe Spezialistentätigkeiten | Related, not a matchprovisional |
Source: © Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Klassifikation der Berufe 2010 – überarbeitete Fassung 2020, https://statistik.arbeitsagentur.de. KldB codes and titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own mapping (eigene Zuordnung) and are not a Bundesagentur für Arbeit correspondence.
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Japan classification links (JSCO)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and JSCO occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.
| JSCO code | JSCO title (Japanese) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 555 | 計量計測機器・光学機械器具整備・修理従事者 | This occupation is narrowerprovisional |
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan Standard Occupational Classification (Dec. 2009, MIC Notification No. 555). JSCO codes and Japanese titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not a MIC correspondence.
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