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Craft and related trades workers · code 7411

Building and related electricians

Building and related electricians install, maintain and repair electrical wiring systems and related equipment and fixtures. Tasks include - (a) installing, maintaining and repairing electrical wiring systems and related equipment in various buildings such as schools, hospitals, commercial establishments, residential buildings and other structures; (b) examining blueprints, wiring diagrams and specifications to determine sequences and methods of operation; (c) planning layout and installation of electrical wiring, equipment and fixtures, based on job specifications and relevant standards; (d) inspecting electrical systems, equipment, and components to identify hazards, defects, and the need for adjustment or repair; (e) selecting, cutting and connecting wire and cable to terminals and connectors; (f) measuring and laying out installation reference points; (g) positioning and installing electrical switchboards; (h) testing continuity of circuits. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Building repairs electrician - Electrician Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Electrical fitter - 7412 - Electrical mechanic - 7412 - Electrical line installer - 7413

None of this job's tasks scored high enough to count. It ranks 133 of 427 for holding up against AI.

Also known as

  • electrician

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80.9
Holds up
against AI Not Exposed

AI could take on 19.1 of 100, on average
so it holds up at 100 − 19.1 = 80.9

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

75.6
How hands-on
out of 100

From O*NET, averaged across 2 US jobs

55.5
How fiddly
and cramped

finger skill 44.7 · hand skill 45.5 · cramped spaces 76.2 · averaged

Kind of hands-on work · hands-on 50+ · fiddly 39.4+ Hands-on, fiddly work in tight spaces

More fine handwork, and more time in cramped or awkward spots, than a typical hands-on job. That is exactly what machines find hardest: they do best in tidy, predictable places.

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

This number is probably too high

This score only looks at AI tools like chatbots. It doesn't look at robots at all — and this job rates 75.6 out of 100 for how hands-on it is, which is exactly where robots come in.

Have a look at the tasks below and judge for yourself. The ILO scored them low because a chatbot can't do them. Whether a machine with hands could is a different question, and we can't answer it yet.

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 28.3, while the average is 19.1. 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. 28.3

    Examining blueprints, wiring diagrams and specifications to determine sequences and methods of operation

    Low
  2. 26

    Testing continuity of circuit.

    Low
  3. 20.3

    Inspecting electrical systems, equipment and components to identify hazards, defects and the need for adjustment or repair

    Very Low
  4. 19.5

    Planning layout and installation of electrical wiring, equipment and fixtures, based on job specifications and relevant standards

    Very Low
  5. 18

    Installing, maintaining and repairing electrical wiring systems and related equipment in various buildings such as schools, hospitals, commercial establishments, residential buildings and other structures

    Very Low
  6. 13.8

    Measuring and laying out installation reference points

    Very Low
  7. 13.8

    Positioning and installing electrical switchboards

    Very Low
  8. 13.5

    Selecting, cutting and connecting wire and cable to terminals and connectors

    Very Low

8 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
57
AI does it for you
16

Helping wins by 41 points.

estimated Our Gen AI Transition (Gen AI Capacity Study) September 2025 detailed data release data 0.7-work-setting matched to Australian jobs 3411

Compared with similar jobs

There are 65 jobs in the “Craft and related trades workers” group, averaging 83.5. This one is below that.

A closer look

There's a written profile for this job, with notes on what changes and what stays human.