AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 49-2022.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers?

Install, set up, rearrange, or remove switching, distribution, routing, and dialing equipment used in central offices or headends. Service or repair telephone, cable television, Internet, and other communications equipment on customers' property. May install communications equipment or communications wiring in buildings.

Estimated AI task exposure
16%

Low exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

40 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

36/100

Physical moat

78/100

Human moat

15/100

Rating coverage

100%

40 task statements / 40 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Note differences in wire and cable colors so that work can be performed correctly.
Importance 84/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 62/100Weight 0.83
Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks.
Importance 78/100Relevance 99/100Frequency 57/100Weight 0.81
Inspect equipment on a regular basis to ensure proper functioning.
Importance 76/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 60/100Weight 0.80
Drive crew trucks to and from work areas.
Importance 79/100Relevance 87/100Frequency 67/100Weight 0.79
Collaborate with other workers to locate and correct malfunctions.
Importance 75/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 53/100Weight 0.79
Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.
Importance 80/100Relevance 94/100Frequency 51/100Weight 0.78
Run wires between components and to outside cable systems, connecting them to wires from telephone poles or underground cable accesses.
Importance 76/100Relevance 92/100Frequency 56/100Weight 0.77
Climb poles and ladders, use truck-mounted booms, and enter areas such as manholes and cable vaults to install, maintain, or inspect equipment.
Importance 74/100Relevance 88/100Frequency 57/100Weight 0.75
Repair or replace faulty equipment, such as defective and damaged telephones, wires, switching system components, and associated equipment.
Importance 71/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 49/100Weight 0.74
Test connections to ensure that power supplies are adequate and that communications links function.
Importance 71/100Relevance 92/100Frequency 52/100Weight 0.74

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$63,890

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

140,920

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-3.3%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

11

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Helpers--Extraction Workers

5%

11 points lower exposure • 93% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,730 Growth 2025–2035: +1.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

5%

11 points lower exposure • 94% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,510 Growth 2025–2035: +6.7% Annual openings: 15

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

11 points lower exposure • 92% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

6%

10 points lower exposure • 95% profile similarity

Median wage: $58,870 Growth 2025–2035: +2.8% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Home Appliance Repairers

5%

11 points lower exposure • 95% profile similarity

Median wage: $50,990 Growth 2025–2035: +1.9% Annual openings: 3

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

5%

11 points lower exposure • 93% profile similarity

Median wage: $64,120 Growth 2025–2035: +29.5% Annual openings: 2

more physical-world work

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

    AUGMENT

    • administrative support tasks
    • planning and documentation

    PROTECT

    • physical-world execution
    • on-site troubleshooting
    • dexterity and equipment interaction

    LEARN

    • AI-assisted diagnostics
    • digital documentation
    • basic AI literacy

    AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

    What this score does not mean

    The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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