Electrical Engineers

Life, Physical & Social Sciences

AI exposure

  • Data source: BLSPublished: '26.08

    High· relative

    LowFour relative bandsVery high

    Group-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

    Source dataset (XLSX download)

  • Data source: AnthropicPublished: '26.03

    0.059

    0.000Range of values carried here0.745
    Scale, basis and source

    Observed exposure index, 0–1 as published

    Mapped onto O*NET tasks

    Source dataset

  • Data source: ILOPublished: '25

    0.31

    0.09Range of values carried here0.70

    Group-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.

    Source dataset

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

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.

TaskβE1 + 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.

Data sources & licenses — O*NET®, Eloundou et al. (2023): see full notices on the Credits page

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]