Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment
Install, adjust, or maintain mobile electronics communication equipment, including sound, sonar, security, navigation, and surveillance systems on trains, watercraft, or other mobile equipment.
6,940 people do this job in the US. $84,890 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 8%
- 2%
- 90%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 1%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 8%. Today's estimate: 8%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 15 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Install electrical equipment such as air-conditioning, heating, or ignition systems and components such as generator brushes and commutators, using hand tools.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 12% | 1.7 h38 min to 5 h | Stays with people | |
| Install fixtures, outlets, terminal boards, switches, and wall boxes, using hand tools.Done daily by most who do it. | 12% | 1.1 h25 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Inspect and test electrical systems and equipment to locate and diagnose malfunctions, using visual inspections, testing devices, and computer software.Done daily by most who do it. | 9% | 50 min25 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Cut openings and drill holes for fixtures, outlet boxes, and fuse holders, using electric drills and routers.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 9% | 50 min17 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Install new fuses, electrical cables, or power sources as required.Done daily by most who do it. | 9% | 50 min13 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Adjust, repair, or replace defective wiring and relays in ignition, lighting, air-conditioning, and safety control systems, using electrician's tools.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 8% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Splice wires with knives or cutting pliers, and solder connections to fixtures, outlets, and equipment.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 8% | 33 min13 min to 1.1 h | Stays with people | |
| Repair or rebuild equipment such as starters, generators, distributors, or door controls, using electrician's tools.Done daily by most who do it. | 7% | 2.1 h50 min to 4.2 h | Stays with people | |
| Measure, cut, and install frameworks and conduit to support and connect wiring, control panels, and junction boxes, using hand tools.Done daily by most who do it. | 7% | 1.7 h38 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Reassemble and test equipment after repairs.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 38 min17 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Refer to schematics and manufacturers' specifications that show connections and provide instructions on how to locate problems.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 5% | 25 min8 min to 1.3 h | 97%Half by now | |
| Locate and remove or repair circuit defects such as blown fuses or malfunctioning transistors.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 42 min17 min to 2.1 h | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment14% now, 20% by 2028
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians17% now, 49% by 2028
- Avionics Technicians6% now, 15% by 2028
- Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers3% now, 3% by 2028
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay19% now, 19% by 2028
- Calibration Technologists and Technicians17% now, 55% by 2028
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025).
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025).