Headline risk
10%
Low RiskEngineers, all other
AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
All engineers not listed separately.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 9% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 117,750
Employment 2024
158.8K
Projected Change (2024–34)
2.1%
Openings (2024–34)
9.3K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Projections published, but no prose outlook available.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Conduct engineering site audits to collect structural, electrical, and related site information for use in the design of residential or commercial solar power systems. AI use: 0%
- 2. Create plans for solar energy system development, monitoring, and evaluation activities. AI use: 0%
- 3. Identify and recommend energy savings strategies to achieve more energy-efficient operation. AI use: 0%
- 4. Supervise technologists or technicians engaged in nanotechnology research or production. AI use: 0%
- 5. Create electrical single-line diagrams, panel schedules, or connection diagrams for solar electric systems, using computer-aided design (CAD) software. AI use: 0%
- 6. Provide technical direction or support to installation teams during installation, start-up, testing, system commissioning, or performance monitoring. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 41.8 · 685K employed
Under 25: 4% · 25–54: 73% · 55+: 23%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Data quality
Employment data available
Narrative & sources
Important context
This score measures structural AI displacement pressure, not actual job losses. Local wages and demand data are specific to United States AI Work Index; the underlying AI task overlap analysis is consistent across all countries.