Headline risk
4%
Very Low RiskElectrical power-line installers and repairers
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
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
Install or repair cables or wires used in electrical power or distribution systems. May erect poles and light or heavy duty transmission towers.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 92,560
Employment 2024
127.4K
Projected Change (2024–34)
6.6%
Openings (2024–34)
10.7K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of electrical power-line installers and repairers is projected to grow 7 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Adhere to safety practices and procedures, such as checking equipment regularly and erecting barriers around work areas. AI use: 0%
- 2. Drive vehicles equipped with tools and materials to job sites. AI use: 0%
- 3. Open switches or attach grounding devices to remove electrical hazards from disturbed or fallen lines or to facilitate repairs. AI use: 0%
- 4. Climb poles or use truck-mounted buckets to access equipment. AI use: 0%
- 5. Install, maintain, and repair electrical distribution and transmission systems, including conduits, cables, wires, and related equipment, such as transformers, circuit breakers, and switches. AI use: 0%
- 6. Coordinate work assignment preparation and completion with other workers. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 39.3 · 144K employed
Under 25: 14% · 25–54: 72% · 55+: 13%
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
Mapping quality
title_match · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Electrical power-line installers and repairers install or repair cables or wires used in electrical power or distribution systems.
Electrical power-line installers and repairers encounter serious hazards on the job, including working with high-voltage electricity, often at great heights. The work also can be physically demanding. Most electrical power-line installers and repairers work full time, and some work more than 40 hours per week.
To enter the occupation, electrical power-line installers and repairers typically need a high school diploma or equivalent. To become proficient, they typically require technical instruction and on-the-job training. Apprenticeships are common.
The median annual wage for electrical power-line installers and repairers was $92,560 in May 2024.
Employment of electrical power-line installers and repairers is projected to grow 7 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.