Takeover Tracker
17%low risk
Home Appliance Repairers
vs

64 shared · 18 different

core competencies

27%medium risk
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricHome Appliance RepairersElectronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers
Risk Score17.0%26.9%
Risk TierLow RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile2th25th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)4 / 152 / 11
Median Salary$49,410$50,620
Employment32K22K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Handling and Moving Objects
Engineering and Technology
Clerical
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Interacting With Computers
Mechanical
Performing General Physical Activities
Design
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Home Appliance Repairers

29%

total discount

Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers

29%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Home Appliance Repairers

4 of 15 at risk
88%Bill customers for repair work, and collect payment.
86%Record maintenance and repair work performed on appliances.
55%Provide repair cost estimates, and recommend whether appliance repair or replacement is a better choice.
51%Refer to schematic drawings, product manuals, and troubleshooting guides to diagnose and repair problems.
45%Conserve, recover, and recycle refrigerants used in cooling systems.

Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers

2 of 11 at risk
88%Compute cost estimates for labor and materials.
88%Keep records of work orders and test and maintenance reports.
48%Read and interpret electronic circuit diagrams, function block diagrams, specifications, engineering drawings, and service manuals.
43%Tune or adjust equipment and instruments to obtain optimum visual or auditory reception, according to specifications, manuals, and drawings.
35%Disassemble entertainment equipment and repair or replace loose, worn, or defective components and wiring, using hand tools and soldering irons.

Wage Comparison

Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers earns +$1,210(+2%) vs Home Appliance Repairers
Home Appliance RepairersElectronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers
10th
$33,280$36,310
25th
$40,280$43,330
Median
$49,410$50,620
75th
$61,750$63,250
90th
$77,800$82,150

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Home Appliance Repairers2028–2035
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Home Appliance Repairers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Home Appliance Repairers

$41,015

from $49,410

Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers

$37,023

from $50,620

After adjusting for AI risk, Home Appliance Repairers offers $3,992 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Home

0

Unique to Electronic

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Regulatory Barriers
Creativity
Social Intelligence
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