Helpers--Electricians vs Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers AI Risk

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low risk

Helpers--Electricians

52 shared · 10 different

core competencies

medium risk

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

Side-by-Side Comparison

Helpers--Electricians leads 5–0

Metric	Helpers--Electricians	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
Risk Score	20.4%	26.2%
Risk Tier	Low Risk	Medium Risk
Risk Percentile	8th	22th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)	1 / 15	4 / 15
Median Salary	$39,890	$38,860
Employment	64K	98K

Skill Comparison

Sorted by largest difference

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment

Design

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

English Language

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Building and Construction

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

Customer and Personal Service

Mechanical

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Helpers--Electricians

25%

total discount

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

25%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Helpers--Electricians

1 of 15 at risk

86%Requisition materials, using warehouse requisition or release forms.

45%Transport tools, materials, equipment, and supplies to work site by hand, handtruck, or heavy, motorized truck.

43%Clean work area and wash parts.

41%Construct controllers and panels, using power drills, drill presses, taps, saws, and punches.

41%Maintain tools, vehicles, and equipment and keep parts and supplies in order.

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

4 of 15 at risk

86%Order new parts to maintain inventory.

63%Tend and observe equipment and machinery to verify efficient and safe operation.

53%Apply protective materials to equipment, components, and parts to prevent defects and corrosion.

51%Clean or lubricate vehicles, machinery, equipment, instruments, tools, work areas, and other objects, using hand tools, power tools, and cleaning equipment.

49%Diagnose electrical problems and install and rewire electrical components.

Wage Comparison

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers earns -$1,030(-3%) vs Helpers--Electricians

Helpers--ElectriciansHelpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

10th

$31,200$28,770

25th

$36,400$33,760

Median

$39,890$38,860

75th

$47,520$46,600

90th

$56,770$54,650

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Helpers--Electricians2028–2035

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers2028–2035

20242030203520402045

Helpers--Electricians has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

Salary weighted by displacement risk: salary × (1 − risk%)

Helpers--Electricians

$31,768

from $39,890

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

$28,694

from $38,860

After adjusting for AI risk, Helpers--Electricians offers $3,074 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

Unique to Helpers--Electricians

Unique to Helpers--Installation,

Combined Protection Strategy

Regardless of which path you choose, focus on these protective factors

Social Intelligence

Creativity

Decision Complexity

Regulatory Barriers

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