Trades
Electrician
AI Risk Score 2026
0%
Your job is relatively safe — for now.
Oxford Martin School (2013)
15%
theoretical risk
Anthropic Index (2026)
0%
observed today
Combined score: Oxford Martin School (Frey & Osborne, 2013) weighted 40% + Anthropic Economic Index (2026) weighted 60%. Oxford score = theoretical automation potential. Anthropic score = observed AI usage across millions of professional Claude conversations.
Sector: Trades
What AI will do
- Generating wiring diagrams from building plans
- Scheduling and routing service calls
- Ordering materials and parts
What keeps you human
- Diagnosing faults in real-world, non-standardised environments
- Manual installation requiring physical dexterity
- Problem-solving in complex, site-specific situations
Skilled trades like electrical work require physical presence, spatial judgment, and the ability to solve non-standard problems in the real world. The barrier to automation is not just technical but economic — robotic electricians would cost more than human ones for the foreseeable future.
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