Electrical Engineers
Life, Physical & Social SciencesAI exposure
- Data source: BLSPublished: '26.08
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: '26.03
0.059
0.000Range of values carried here0.745Scale, basis and source
- Data source: ILOPublished: '25
0.31
0.09Range of values carried here0.70Group-level value
Scale, basis and source
Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published
ISCO-08 unit group — every occupation sharing the code gets this value
Computed by this site, not published by the ILO: of the 1,012 occupations this site links to the ILO dataset, 65% score at or above this value.
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 only| Task | Claude.aiRaw / share % | APIRaw / share % |
|---|---|---|
Develop software to control electrical systems.17-2071 | 0.0100100.0 | 0.010025.0 |
Investigate customer or public complaints to determine the nature and extent of problems.17-2071 | 0.00000.0 | 0.020050.0 |
Operate computer-assisted engineering or design software or equipment to perform engineering tasks.17-2071 | 0.00000.0 | 0.010025.0 |
Design, implement, maintain, or improve electrical instruments, equipment, facilities, components, products, or systems for commercial, industrial, or domestic purposes.17-2071 | 0.00000.0 | —0 |
Perform detailed calculations to compute and establish manufacturing, construction, or installation standards or specifications.17-2071 | 0.00000.0 | —0 |
Prepare technical drawings, specifications of electrical systems, or topographical maps to ensure that installation and operations conform to standards and customer requirements.17-2071 | 0.00000.0 | —0 |
Collect data relating to commercial or residential development, population, or power system interconnection to determine operating efficiency of electrical systems. | —0 | 0.00000.0 |
| Not observed on any surface — 15 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. | ||
Confer with engineers, customers, or others to discuss existing or potential engineering projects or products. | —0 | —0 |
Direct or coordinate manufacturing, construction, installation, maintenance, support, documentation, or testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, or customer requirements. | —0 | —0 |
Plan or implement research methodology or procedures to apply principles of electrical theory to engineering projects. | —0 | —0 |
Prepare specifications for purchases of materials or equipment. | —0 | —0 |
Supervise or train project team members, as necessary. | —0 | —0 |
Investigate or test vendors' or competitors' products. | —0 | —0 |
Oversee project production efforts to assure projects are completed on time and within budget. | —0 | —0 |
Assist in developing capital project programs for new equipment or major repairs. | —0 | —0 |
Compile data and write reports regarding existing or potential electrical engineering studies or projects. | —0 | —0 |
Estimate labor, material, or construction costs for budget preparation purposes. | —0 | —0 |
Inspect completed installations and observe operations to ensure conformance to design and equipment specifications and compliance with operational, safety, or environmental standards. | —0 | —0 |
Conduct field surveys or study maps, graphs, diagrams, or other data to identify and correct power system problems. | —0 | —0 |
Design electrical systems or components that minimize electric energy requirements, such as lighting systems designed to account for natural lighting. | —0 | —0 |
Develop systems that produce electricity with renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar, or biofuels. | —0 | —0 |
Integrate electrical systems with renewable energy systems to improve overall efficiency. | —0 | —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 | βE1 + 0.5 × E2 |
|---|---|
Operate computer-assisted engineering or design software or equipment to perform engineering tasks.O*NET Task ID 1349 | 1.0 |
Perform detailed calculations to compute and establish manufacturing, construction, or installation standards or specifications.O*NET Task ID 1351 | 1.0 |
Plan or implement research methodology or procedures to apply principles of electrical theory to engineering projects.O*NET Task ID 1353 | 1.0 |
Prepare specifications for purchases of materials or equipment.O*NET Task ID 1354 | 1.0 |
Compile data and write reports regarding existing or potential electrical engineering studies or projects.O*NET Task ID 1363 | 1.0 |
Design, implement, maintain, or improve electrical instruments, equipment, facilities, components, products, or systems for commercial, industrial, or domestic purposes.O*NET Task ID 1348 | 0.5 |
Direct or coordinate manufacturing, construction, installation, maintenance, support, documentation, or testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, or customer requirements.O*NET Task ID 1350 | 0.5 |
Investigate or test vendors' or competitors' products.O*NET Task ID 1356 | 0.5 |
Oversee project production efforts to assure projects are completed on time and within budget.O*NET Task ID 1357 | 0.5 |
Prepare technical drawings, specifications of electrical systems, or topographical maps to ensure that installation and operations conform to standards and customer requirements.O*NET Task ID 1358 | 0.5 |
Confer with engineers, customers, or others to discuss existing or potential engineering projects or products.O*NET Task ID 1347 | 0.0 |
Supervise or train project team members, as necessary.O*NET Task ID 1355 | 0.0 |
Inspect completed installations and observe operations to ensure conformance to design and equipment specifications and compliance with operational, safety, or environmental standards.O*NET Task ID 20731 | 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.
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Occupation information
Recent Changes Affecting This Occupation
Mar 2026: Published blog: Will AI Replace Electronics Technicians? 48% exposure for design, minimal for hands-on.
[Source: ACW Blog]