Helpers--Electricians
Help electricians by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
63,630 people do this job in the US. $42,670 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 1%
- 0%
- 99%
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, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 1%. Today's estimate: 1%.
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 . 25 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perform semi-skilled and unskilled laboring duties related to the installation, maintenance and repair of a wide variety of electrical systems and equipment.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 19% | 1.7 h25 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Construct controllers and panels, using power drills, drill presses, taps, saws, and punches.Done daily by most who do it. | 14% | 2.5 h50 min to 5 h | Stays with people | |
| Drill holes and pull or push wiring through openings, using hand and power tools.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 6% | 38 min13 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Transport tools, materials, equipment, and supplies to work site by hand, handtruck, or heavy, motorized truck.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 6% | 38 min13 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Bolt component parts together to form tower assemblies, using hand tools.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 6% | 1.7 h25 min to 5 h | Stays with people | |
| Dig trenches or holes for installation of conduit or supports.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 5% | 1.7 h25 min to 4.2 h | Stays with people | |
| Disassemble defective electrical equipment, replace defective or worn parts, and reassemble equipment, using hand tools.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 5% | 1.1 h25 min to 2.1 h | Stays with people | |
| Examine electrical units for loose connections and broken insulation and tighten connections, using hand tools.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 38 min13 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Clean work area and wash parts.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 25 min8 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| String transmission lines or cables through ducts or conduits, under the ground, through equipment, or to towers.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 h25 min to 4.2 h | Stays with people | |
| Maintain tools, vehicles, and equipment and keep parts and supplies in order.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 38 min17 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Measure, cut, and bend wire and conduit, using measuring instruments and hand tools.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 25 min8 min to 50 min | 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.
- Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters0% now, 0% by 2028
- Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers2% now, 2% by 2028
- Electricians13% now, 17% by 2028
- Helpers--Carpenters0% now, 0% by 2028
- Millwrights0% now, 0% by 2028
- Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons0% now, 0% 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).