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Technicians and associate professionals · code 3522

Telecommunications engineering technicians

Telecommunications engineering technicians perform technical tasks connected with telecommunications engineering research, as well as with the design, manufacture, assembly, construction, operation, maintenance and repair of telecommunications systems. Tasks include - (a) providing technical assistance connected with research and the development of telecommunications equipment, or testing prototypes; (b) studying technical material such as blueprints and sketches to determine the method of work to be adopted; (c) preparing detailed estimates of quantities and costs of materials and labour required for the manufacture and installation of telecommunications equipment, according to the specifications given; (d) providing technical supervision of the manufacture, utilization, maintenance and repair of telecommunications systems to ensure satisfactory performance and compliance with specifications and regulations; (e) applying technical knowledge of telecommunications engineering principles and practices in order to identify and solve problems arising in the course of their work. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Engineering technician (telecommunications) Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Engineering technician (electronics) - 3114 - Computer hardware installer - 7422 - Telecommunications equipment repairer - 7422 - Telephone installer - 7422

A few tasks are affected, but the heart of the job isn't. It ranks 357 of 427 for holding up against AI.

Also known as

  • telecommunications engineering technician

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54.7
Holds up
against AI Minimal Exposure

AI could take on 45.3 of 100, on average
so it holds up at 100 − 45.3 = 54.7

That's the whole sum, and you can check it against the ILO's study.

49.1
How hands-on
out of 100

From O*NET, matched to one US job

35
How fiddly
and cramped

finger skill 44.6 · hand skill 42.9 · cramped spaces 17.5 · averaged

Kind of hands-on work · hands-on under 50 Less than half hands-on

Less than half of this job is hands-on. Robots still matter, but for a smaller part of the work, so we don't sort it any further.

estimated O*NET 31.0 BLS occupational crosswalk chain ISCO-08 to 2010 SOC (Aug 2012, rev. Jun 2015); 2010 to 2018 SOC (Nov 2017); O*NET-SOC 2019 taxonomy data 0.7-work-setting measures chosen by Frey & Osborne (2017) · the grouping is a sorting, not a measurement

What this number leaves out This job rates 49.1 out of 100 for how hands-on it is. The score above only looks at AI tools, not robots, but for work this far from the physical that matters less.

The tasks behind the score

The score is the average of these. A job is really a bundle of tasks, and an average can hide how uneven that bundle is.

The task AI could do most of scores 47.5, while the average is 45.3. A big gap means some of this job is wide open to AI and some of it barely at all. That's quite different from a job where everything sits somewhere in the middle, even when the averages match.

  1. 47.5

    Providing technical assistance connected with research and the development of telecommunications equipment, or testing prototypes

    Low
  2. 47.5

    Providing technical supervision of the manufacture, utilization, maintenance and repair of telecommunications systems to ensure satisfactory performance and compliance with specifications and regulations

    Low
  3. 47

    Applying technical knowledge of telecommunications engineering principles and practices in order to identify and solve problems arising in the course of their work.

    Low
  4. 45.5

    Preparing detailed estimates of quantities and costs of materials and labour required for the manufacture and installation of telecommunications equipment, according to the specifications given

    Low
  5. 39

    Studying technical material such as blue prints and sketches to determine the method of work to be adopted

    Low

5 tasks · the High to Very Low labels are the ILO's

from the source Working Paper 140, Generative AI and Jobs 2025 index data 0.7-work-setting

Helped, or replaced?

The score above can't tell a tool that makes you faster from one that does the task instead of you. Jobs and Skills Australia looked at those two things separately, and this is their result, matched to this job.

One Australian job matches, but only partly: not everyone in it does this job. Treat the numbers as a rough guide.

AI helps you
69
AI does it for you
46

Helping wins by 23 points.

estimated Our Gen AI Transition (Gen AI Capacity Study) September 2025 detailed data release data 0.7-work-setting matched to Australian jobs 3132

Compared with similar jobs

There are 82 jobs in the “Technicians and associate professionals” group, averaging 65.5. This one is below that.