Will AI replace Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.?

Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 116 official task statements scored for Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c. (United Kingdom, SOC 5249), 6% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 18 out of 100 (range 14–23, band: minimal). That is a statement about tasks, not about headcount: this measures what AI could do, not whether any employer adopts it, whether the law allows it, or whether doing the routine parts faster creates more demand for the human parts. Figures are from release 2026-q4.1.

Which tasks in “Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.” can AI already do?

The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Maintain daily programme logs detailing all elements aired during broadcasts” (93/100, very high); “Analyse feedback and data to plan work” (75/100, high); “Read television programming logs to determine broadcast schedules” (75/100, high). Each score comes from five published 0–4 ratings turned into a number by a published formula, and each carries the model's one-sentence reason on the page.

Which tasks in “Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.” stay human?

About 79% of this job's task weight sits in work that scores low for AI exposure. The lowest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Lubricate machinery, equipment, or tools as required” (0/100, minimal); “Turn handwheels to control speeds or stop wagons at specified positions” (0/100, minimal); “Climb ladders to set brakes on tops of railway carriages” (0/100, minimal). Low scores usually mean the task needs a body in a room, a legally accountable human, or trust built in real time. Those are the three things the scoring rubric treats as gates rather than obstacles.

What should someone working in “Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.” do about AI?

Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 6% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 79% is not. The practical move is to spend more of your week on the tasks that score low, the ones above, and to get fluent at directing AI through the tasks that score high, because those are the parts that change whether or not you are ready for them. This page does not predict your job, and nothing here is career advice tailored to you: the score describes the occupation, not the person.

How is the AI exposure score for Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c. calculated?

Each official task statement for the occupation is rated on five published 0–4 dimensions (output replicability, physical embodiment, licensed accountability, real-time human trust, and data availability) by claude-opus-5 using scoring prompt task_scoring_v1.0. The model never writes the score; a published formula turns the five ratings into a 0–100 number, so every score can be recomputed by hand. The occupation figure is the importance-weighted mean across 116 scored tasks. The prompt, the rubric, the formula and the full dataset are published at https://futureproof.collab365.com/method and https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1 under CC BY 4.0.

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Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.

assisting in modifying and upgrading broadcast and media systems, setting up studio equipment and carrying out excavations and installing support mechanisms for poles and steel towers. If that's your week, this page is about your job.

The honest answer

AI changes the edges of this job, not the middle: adhering to established safe working practices is work software can't reach.

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Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI: 6%
changing shape: 15%
staying human: 79%

These bars are tasks changing hands, not people being counted out. The ledger below shows which.

Whole-job exposure score 18 out of 100 (14–23 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, across 116 scored tasks. The number is the support for the sentence above it, not a headline about anyone’s future.

How we know this

What is measured: Every published task statement for electrical and electronic trades n.e.c. is rated on five dimensions: can a model produce the output, does the work need a body in a room, does it need a legally accountable person, does it depend on a person being trusted in the moment, and how much data exists. A published formula turns those five ratings into the score; the model never writes the number.

How the bar is built: Each task’s share of the bar is its published importance weight, so a task you do all day counts for more than one you do twice a year.

Release: 2026-q4.1, scores computed 2026-08-04. Read the full method.

What shifts is maintaining comprehensive work and safety records: the paper around the work, not the work.

Your week, as this page understands it

Job holders in this group perform a variety of electrical and electronic occupations not elsewhere classified in minor group 524: Electrical and electronic trades. The job title says “electrical” or “electronic trades n.e.c.”: officially one job, two names. The real job is the part underneath: adhering to established safe working practices. That is the thing someone has to be right about.

The exposed part of this job is specific, and we won’t pretend it is coming back. But electrical and electronic trades n.e.c. is not one task. It is 116 scored ones, and they are nowhere near equally exposed. The most durable of them, on this evidence, is adhering to established safe working practices, and the ledger below shows exactly why.

Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI: 6%
changing shape: 15%
staying human: 79%

These bars are tasks changing hands, not people being counted out. The ledger below shows which.

How we know this

How the bar is built: Each task’s share of the bar is its published importance weight, so a task you do all day counts for more than one you do twice a year.

Release: 2026-q4.1, scores computed 2026-08-04. Read the full method.

Your job, task by task

These are the official task statements for this occupation, in plain English, sorted by what the evidence says is happening to each one. The official wording sits under every line so you can check the rewrite against it.

One row is marked low confidence, so treat it as a ballpark rather than a fine measurement.
60 of this occupation's scored task statements carry a score that was measured under a different occupation's context, because the statement is shared between jobs and has only been scored once so far. Each one names the occupation it was measured under in the free routes below; none is presented as a measurement for this job.
Task clusters are not derived in this release, so the task-cluster field is empty and no Collab365 Space routing is attached to this occupation yet.

Shifting to AI

8 tasks

Tasks today’s tools can already do most of. This is the part we will not soften: where these rows are the bulk of your week, the week changes.

Maintaining comprehensive work and safety records
This is reading one thing and writing another: comprehensive work in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 75 · 5249/02
Source: “Maintain comprehensive work and safety records.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 75 out of 100 (71–79 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Keeping work and safety records in order is documentation work that software handles to a usable standard.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Playing and recording broadcast programmes
This is reading one thing and writing another: broadcast programmes in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 75 · 5249/01
Source: “Play and record broadcast programmes, using automation systems.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 69 out of 100 (65–73 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Playout and recording already run from automation systems with very little human input.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 4/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Analysing feedback and data to plan work
This is reading one thing and writing another: feedback in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 70 · 5249/01
Source: “Analyse feedback and data to plan work.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 75 out of 100 (68–82 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Feedback and usage data can be analysed easily, though the plan depends on local constraints.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Maintaining required records for asset management
This is reading one thing and writing another: required records in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 65 · 5249/03
Source: “Maintain required records for asset management.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 75 out of 100 (71–79 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Keeping asset records accurate and complete is screen-based data work that software does well.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

Changing shape

17 tasks

Tasks where the machine takes the producing and a person keeps the checking, the deciding, or the answering-for-it. For most jobs this is the biggest group, and it is where "transformation, not termination" is literally visible.

Reporting and escalating common problems that are identified during engineering activities
The software now makes the first pass at common problems, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 70 · 5249/01, 5249/02, 5249/03
Source: “Report and escalate common problems that are identified during engineering activities.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 48 out of 100 (41–55 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Reporting recurring engineering problems is written work that can largely be drafted from records.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Editing broadcast material electronically, using computers
The software now makes the first pass at broadcast material, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 85 · 5249/01
Source: “Edit broadcast material electronically, using computers.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 58 out of 100 (51–65 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Software can assemble a rough cut, but a broadcast-standard edit still needs an editor's judgement throughout.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Monitoring and logging transmitter readings
The software now makes the first pass at transmitter readings, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 85 · 5249/01
Source: “Monitor and log transmitter readings.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 56 out of 100 (49–63 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Where readings are already fed to a system, logging and watching them is routine data work software does well.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

Staying human

91 tasks

Tasks that stay with a person, because they happen in the physical world, because the rules need someone accountable, or because the value is that a specific person does them.

Adhering to established safe working practices
This work happens in the physical world: established safe working practices, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 5249/01, 5249/02, 5249/03
Source: “Adhere to established safe working practices.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 10 out of 100 (6–14 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Safe working practices are written down, but keeping to them is a person doing so on the job.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Completing integrity and compliance checks to ensure the quality and safety of completed work
This work happens in the physical world: integrity, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 5249/01, 5249/02, 5249/03
Source: “Complete integrity and compliance checks to ensure the quality and safety of completed work.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 11 out of 100 (7–15 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Compliance checks mean testing the finished installation on site, and a qualified person must stand behind them.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Effectivelying communicate through written, verbal and electronic means, selecting the most appropriate method for different circumstances
The value here is that a specific person handles communicate and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 70 · 5249/01, 5249/02, 5249/03
Source: “Effectively communicate through written, verbal, and electronic means, selecting the most appropriate method for different circumstances.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 30 out of 100 (23–37 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Written messages are easy to draft, but choosing the right approach with colleagues relies on reading people.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

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Maintaining daily programme logs detailing all elements aired during broadcasts
shifting to AI
This is reading one thing and writing another: programme logs detailing all elements aired during broadcasts in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 60 · 5249/01
Source: “Maintain daily programme logs detailing all elements aired during broadcasts.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 93 out of 100 (86–100 allowing for uncertainty): very high exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Playout systems already produce as-run logs automatically, making this the easiest part of the job to hand over.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 4/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Reading television programming logs to determine broadcast schedules
shifting to AI
This is reading one thing and writing another: television programming logs in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 60 · 5249/01
Source: “Read television programming logs to determine broadcast schedules.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 75 out of 100 (68–82 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Reading logs and turning them into a schedule is straightforward data work for software.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Preparing reports outlining past and future programmes
shifting to AI
This is reading one thing and writing another: reports outlining past in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 50 · 5249/01
Source: “Prepare reports outlining past and future programmes, including content.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 75 out of 100 (68–82 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Pulling programme information into a report is writing and data work software handles well.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Arranging television programming for recording or broadcasting
shifting to AI
This is reading one thing and writing another: television in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 60 · 5249/01
Source: “Arrange television programming for recording or broadcasting.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 64 out of 100 (57–71 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Building a recording and broadcast schedule is planning work on a screen that software can largely draft.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Reporting technical problems encountered during operations
changing shape
The software now makes the first pass at technical problems encountered during operations, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 75 · 5249/01
Source: “Report technical problems encountered during operations.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 56 out of 100 (52–60 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Writing up technical problems from an operational shift is straightforward reporting.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Substituting programmes in cases where signals fail
changing shape
The software now makes the first pass at programmes, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 70 · 5249/01
Source: “Substitute programmes in cases where signals fail.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 56 out of 100 (49–63 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Switching to a backup programme when a signal drops is a rule that automation systems already follow.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Selecting sources for receiving programming
changing shape
The software now makes the first pass at sources, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 60 · 5249/01
Source: “Select sources for receiving programming.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 56 out of 100 (49–63 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Choosing which feed to take follows technical rules that a system can apply.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Producing commercial audio dubs for advertising purposes
changing shape
The software now makes the first pass at commercial audio dubs, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 50 · 5249/01
Source: “Produce commercial audio dubs for advertising purposes.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 56 out of 100 (49–63 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Voice and audio production tools can now produce broadcast dubs, with a person checking the result.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Mitigating issues and reporting progress to all relevant parties
changing shape
The software now makes the first pass at issues, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 70 · 5249/02
Source: “Mitigate issues and report progress to all relevant parties.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 49 out of 100 (42–56 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Progress reporting is easily drafted, though resolving the issues themselves involves colleagues.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Arranging for necessary repairs to be carried out
changing shape
The software now makes the first pass at necessary repairs, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 85 · 5249/01
Source: “Arrange for necessary repairs to be carried out.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 48 out of 100 (41–55 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Logging faults and calling out repairers is scheduling work software handles well.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Monitoring screens and converse with station personnel to determine audio and video levels and ensure programmes are airing
changing shape
The software now makes the first pass at screens, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 80 · 5249/01
Source: “Monitor screens and converse with station personnel to determine audio and video levels and ensure programmes are airing.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 48 out of 100 (41–55 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Automatic monitoring already checks levels and whether output is airing, and the calls to colleagues are brief and routine.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Organising recording sessions in radio booths
changing shape
The software now makes the first pass at sessions, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 60 · 5249/01
Source: “Organise recording sessions in radio booths.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 48 out of 100 (41–55 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Booking studio time and organising sessions is diary work that scheduling software handles well.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Organising and attending meetings
changing shape
The software now makes the first pass at meetings, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 50 · 5249/01
Source: “Organise and attend meetings.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 48 out of 100 (41–55 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Setting up meetings and producing notes is well handled by software, though attending them still means being present.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Allocating and prioritising team tasks to ensure uninterrupted workflow
changing shape
The software now makes the first pass at team tasks, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 80 · 5249/02
Source: “Allocate and prioritise team tasks to ensure uninterrupted workflow.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 48 out of 100 (41–55 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Allocating and prioritising tasks against the programme is scheduling work software does well.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Evaluating and ensuring the sound quality meets production standards
changing shape
The software now makes the first pass at the sound quality meets production standards, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 80 · 5249/01
Source: “Evaluate and ensure the sound quality meets production standards.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 43 out of 100 (36–50 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Software can measure levels and faults, but judging whether the sound is right needs trained ears.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Maintaining broadcast station computers and networks
changing shape
The software now makes the first pass at broadcast station computers, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 75 · 5249/01
Source: “Maintain broadcast station computers and networks.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 43 out of 100 (36–50 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Much computer and network upkeep can be done remotely, though some jobs still need a visit.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Gathering and interpreting technical information
changing shape
The software now makes the first pass at technical information, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 85 · 5249/03
Source: “Gather and interpret technical information, such as drawings and plans, needed for rail engineering activities.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 43 out of 100 (36–50 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Pulling together and reading rail drawings and plans is document work, though the specialist standards still need an experienced eye.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Offering specialised technical guidance to colleagues and teams in related projects
changing shape
The software now makes the first pass at specialised technical guidance, but the part that matters is a person saying it and standing behind it. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 70 · 5249/01
Source: “Offer specialised technical guidance to colleagues and teams in related projects.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 40 out of 100 (33–47 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Software can supply the technical answer, but colleagues come to a trusted specialist for guidance they can act on.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Communicating fault conditions in a timely and coherent manner
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles fault conditions and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 80 · 5249/01
Source: “Communicate fault conditions in a timely and coherent manner to colleagues, customers, and suppliers, escalating to managers when necessary.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 39 out of 100 (32–46 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Fault reports and escalation messages draft well, though judging urgency stays with the engineer.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Coordinating line maintenance by liaising with stakeholders
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles line maintenance and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 80 · 5249/02
Source: “Coordinate line maintenance by liaising with stakeholders.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 39 out of 100 (32–46 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Coordinating line maintenance is scheduling and liaison work that planning tools already support.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Performing asset management activities to maintain and improve the integrity of the electricity network
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The ratings behind this row put asset management activities well outside what today's tools can do on their own.
importance 70 · 5249/02
Source: “Perform asset management activities to maintain and improve the integrity of the electricity network.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 38 out of 100 (31–45 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Asset condition scoring and renewal planning is largely data work software supports, though decisions still rest with network engineers.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Ensuring continuous availability of consumable supplies for operational tasks
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: continuous availability of consumable supplies, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 60 · 5249/02
Source: “Ensure continuous availability of consumable supplies for operational tasks.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 38 out of 100 (31–45 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Keeping consumables in stock is ordering and tracking work that systems already do.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Investigating equipment failures to diagnose faulty operation
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: equipment failures, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 60 · 5249/03
Source: “Investigate equipment failures to diagnose faulty operation.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 38 out of 100 (31–45 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Investigating why equipment failed is structured analysis, though evidence comes from the machine itself.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Recording numbers of cars available
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This work happens in the physical world: numbers of cars available, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 60 · 5249/03
Source: “Record numbers of cars available.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 38 out of 100 (31–45 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Recording how many wagons are available is routine data entry, easier still where systems track them automatically.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Recording types of service needed for cars
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This work happens in the physical world: types of service, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 50 · 5249/03
Source: “Record types of service needed for cars.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 38 out of 100 (31–45 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Logging what service each wagon needs is straightforward record keeping.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Implementing improvement activities to enhance network safety
staying human
The ratings behind this row put improvement activities well outside what today's tools can do on their own.
importance 75 · 5249/02
Source: “Implement improvement activities to enhance network safety, sustainability, cost-effectiveness, and efficiency.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 37 out of 100 (30–44 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Analysis can be automated, but improving a live network involves work on the equipment.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Communicating with internal and external customers to understand their needs
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles internal and external customers and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 60 · 5249/01
Source: “Communicate with internal and external customers to understand their needs.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 26 out of 100 (19–33 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Understanding what a customer actually needs comes from talking with them, though notes and summaries can be produced.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Discussing prop requirements with broadcast production staff
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The value here is that a specific person handles prop requirements and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 50 · 5249/01
Source: “Discuss prop requirements with broadcast production staff.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 26 out of 100 (19–33 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Sorting out props is a conversation with the production team about what they picture.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Regulating the fidelity, brightness and contrast of video transmissions using video console control panels
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: the fidelity, brightness and contrast of video transmissions, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 5249/01
Source: “Regulate the fidelity, brightness, and contrast of video transmissions using video console control panels.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 25 out of 100 (18–32 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Picture levels can be adjusted automatically, but the console sits in the gallery and someone watches the output.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Conducting workplace risk assessments to ensure safety and compliance
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: workplace risk assessments, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 5249/02
Source: “Conduct workplace risk assessments to ensure safety and compliance.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 25 out of 100 (18–32 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Software drafts a solid risk assessment from documented hazards, though the site specifics must be seen by a competent person.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Identifying and solving problems within current expertise
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This work happens in the physical world: problems within current expertise, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 5249/02
Source: “Identify and solve problems within current expertise.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 25 out of 100 (13–37 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, low confidence.
Why it sits in this group: mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Everyday problem solving mixes on-the-spot inspection with knowledge that can be looked up.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Inspecting power lines and auxiliary equipment to identify problems
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: power lines, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 5249/02
Source: “Inspect power lines and auxiliary equipment to identify problems.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 18 out of 100 (11–25 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Software can help sift inspection photographs, but someone still has to get out to the line and look at it.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Inspecting tracks, carriages and engines for defects and to determine service needs
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This work happens in the physical world: tracks, carriages and engines, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 5249/03
Source: “Inspect tracks, carriages, and engines for defects and to determine service needs.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 18 out of 100 (14–22 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Spotting defects on track and rolling stock means physically getting to them and looking.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Overseeing the repair of electrical and mechanical systems
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: the repair of electrical and mechanical systems, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 50 · 5249/03
Source: “Oversee the repair of electrical and mechanical systems.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 15 out of 100 (8–22 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Overseeing repairs means being there to judge the work and direct the people doing it.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Inspecting lines for freedom from obstruction and adequacy of insulation using various modes of transport
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: lines, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 5249/02
Source: “Inspect lines for freedom from obstruction and adequacy of insulation using various modes of transport.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 14 out of 100 (7–21 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Checking lines for obstructions means travelling the route and looking at it, whatever the transport used.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Undertaking standby duties and diagnostic testing procedures in fault situations
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: standby duties, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 5249/02
Source: “Undertake standby duties and diagnostic testing procedures in fault situations.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 13 out of 100 (6–20 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Standby call-outs and fault testing take an engineer to the equipment, though diagnostic reasoning can be assisted.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Checking to ensure that brake examination tests are conducted at shunting yards
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This work happens in the physical world: ensure, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 5249/03
Source: “Check to ensure that brake examination tests are conducted at shunting yards.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 12 out of 100 (5–19 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Confirming brake tests actually happened in the yard means being there or trusting people who were.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Maintaining compliance with health, safety and environmental legislation, ensuring a safe working environment
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: compliance, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 5249/02
Source: “Maintain compliance with health, safety and environmental legislation, ensuring a safe working environment.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 10 out of 100 (6–14 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: The legislation is published, but keeping the workplace safe is people behaving safely on site.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Meeting with suppliers, customers and colleagues at various locations
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: suppliers, customers and colleagues, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 50 · 5249/01
Source: “Meet with suppliers, customers, and colleagues at various locations.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 9 out of 100 (2–16 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Meeting suppliers and customers at their own sites means travelling and being there.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Coordinating and leading a team for overhead line or cable installation projects
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: a team, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 5249/02
Source: “Coordinate and lead a team for overhead line or cable installation projects.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 9 out of 100 (2–16 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Leading an overhead line team is done in person, and the network safety rules require an authorised person to control the work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Testing conductors according to electrical diagrams and specifications to prevent incorrect connections
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: conductors, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 5249/02
Source: “Test conductors according to electrical diagrams and specifications to prevent incorrect connections.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 9 out of 100 (5–13 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Ringing out conductors against the diagram means physically testing each cable in the panel.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Directing workers in yard activities like switching tracks
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: workers, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 5249/03
Source: “Direct workers in yard activities like switching tracks.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 9 out of 100 (2–16 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Directing yard workers means watching and instructing as moves happen, though schedules can be prepared.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Assisting in modifying and upgrading broadcast and media systems
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: modifying, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 90 · 5249/01
Source: “Assist in modifying and upgrading broadcast and media systems.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 8 out of 100 (4–12 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Upgrading broadcast kit means physically working on the equipment.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Installing digital broadcast technology systems in various settings
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: digital broadcast technology systems, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 90 · 5249/01
Source: “Install digital broadcast technology systems in various settings.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 8 out of 100 (4–12 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Putting broadcast systems into a building is physical installation work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Maintaining Broadcast and Media Systems test equipment
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: broadcast, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 5249/01
Source: “Maintain Broadcast and Media Systems test equipment.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 8 out of 100 (4–12 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Looking after test equipment means physically checking and calibrating it.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Attending conferences, seminars and training sessions to stay informed about field developments
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: conferences, seminars and training sessions, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 50 · 5249/01
Source: “Attend conferences, seminars, and training sessions to stay informed about field developments.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 8 out of 100 (1–15 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Attending conferences and training is about being there and meeting people in the field.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Taking personal responsibility for maintaining safety standards and achieving job objectives
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: personal responsibility, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 90 · 5249/02
Source: “Take personal responsibility for maintaining safety standards and achieving job objectives.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 8 out of 100 (1–15 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Personal responsibility for safety is shown through how someone behaves on the job.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Ensuring regular maintenance of tools and equipment for operational efficiency
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: regular maintenance of tools, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 5249/02
Source: “Ensure regular maintenance of tools and equipment for operational efficiency.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 8 out of 100 (4–12 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Looking after tools and equipment means handling and servicing them.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Using effective communication skills to overcome barriers and promoting meaningful information sharing
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: effective communication skills, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 5249/02
Source: “Use effective communication skills to overcome barriers and promote meaningful information sharing.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 7 out of 100 (0–14 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Getting through to someone who struggles to communicate depends on being present and adapting in the moment.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Teaching trainees in using television production equipment and filming events
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: trainees, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 50 · 5249/01
Source: “Teach trainees in using television production equipment and filming events.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 6 out of 100 (2–10 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Teaching trainees to use cameras and gear means showing them in person.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Testing mechanical parts and circuitry of level crossings
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: mechanical parts, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 90 · 5249/03
Source: “Test mechanical parts and circuitry of level crossings, signals, and signal equipment.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 6 out of 100 (0–13 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Signalling equipment is tested by hand on the railway, and testers are expected to hold a recognised signalling licence.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Installing electrical distribution and transmission systems
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: electrical distribution, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 5249/02
Source: “Install electrical distribution and transmission systems, including conduits and cables.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 5 out of 100 (1–9 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Pulling cables and fitting conduit is manual installation work guided by drawings.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Installing, connecting or testing underground or aboveground earthing systems
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: underground, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 5249/02
Source: “Install, connect, or test underground or aboveground earthing systems.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 5 out of 100 (1–9 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Earthing systems are dug in, connected and tested by hand at the site.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Installing renew, enhance and modifying railway infrastructure to meet operational requirements
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: renew, enhance and modifying railway infrastructure, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 5249/03
Source: “Install, renew, enhance, and modify railway infrastructure to meet operational requirements.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 5 out of 100 (1–9 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Renewing and modifying railway infrastructure is physical work on the track.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Undertaking maintenance, construction and installation activities on rail assets according to engineering standards
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: maintenance, construction and installation activities, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 5249/03
Source: “Undertake maintenance, construction, and installation activities on rail assets according to engineering standards.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 5 out of 100 (1–9 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Rail assets are built and maintained by hand on the track, with the engineering standards read beforehand.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Installing, replacing or maintaining assets to specification
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: assets, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 5249/03
Source: “Install, replace, or maintain assets to specification.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 5 out of 100 (1–9 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Installing and replacing assets is physical work, however clearly the specification is written.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Installing and connecting electrical transformers
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: electrical transformers, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 5249/02
Source: “Install and connect electrical transformers, switchgear, and circuit breakers.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 4 out of 100 (0–8 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Connecting transformers and switchgear is hands-on and, on the network, must be done by an authorised person.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Carrying out repairs to equipment
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: repairs, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 5249/01
Source: “Carry out repairs to equipment when necessary.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Repairing equipment is physical work on the item itself.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Maintaining and repairing broadcast equipment to ensure proper working condition
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: broadcast equipment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 5249/01
Source: “Maintain and repair broadcast equipment to ensure proper working condition.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Maintaining and repairing broadcast equipment is hands-on engineering work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Setting up and operating equipment and transmission links during outside broadcasts
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: and operating equipment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 5249/01
Source: “Set up and operate equipment and transmission links during outside broadcasts.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Setting up links at an outside broadcast means being on location with the kit.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Making necessary modifications to equipment to meet specifications
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: necessary modifications, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 5249/01
Source: “Make necessary modifications to equipment to meet specifications.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Modifying equipment means working on the equipment.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Regulating volume level and sound quality during recording sessions using control consoles
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: volume level, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 5249/01
Source: “Regulate volume level and sound quality during recording sessions using control consoles.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Riding the faders during a recording session means being at the console as it happens.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Setting up studio equipment
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: studio equipment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 5249/01
Source: “Set up studio equipment.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Setting up studio equipment means handling it in the room.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Checking and adjusting aerial positioning to meet specified azimuths or mechanical tilts
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: aerial, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 5249/01
Source: “Check and adjust aerial positioning to meet specified azimuths or mechanical tilts.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Adjusting an aerial position means physically climbing to it.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Recording sound onto tape or film for radio or television broadcasts
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: sound, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 5249/01
Source: “Record sound onto tape or film for radio or television broadcasts.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Recording sound for broadcast means microphones and equipment operated where the sound is.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Positioning microphones according to determined specifications
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: microphones, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 5249/01
Source: “Position microphones according to determined specifications.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Placing microphones means physically positioning them in the space.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Moving equipment, material and waste using safe manual and mechanical handling techniques
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: equipment, material and waste, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 60 · 5249/01, 5249/02
Source: “Move equipment, material, and waste using safe manual and mechanical handling techniques.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Moving materials and waste is physical handling.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Giving technical directions to personnel during filming
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: technical directions, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 50 · 5249/01
Source: “Give technical directions to personnel during filming.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Directing crew during filming means being on set as it happens.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Attaching cross-arms, insulators and auxiliary equipment to poles prior to installing them
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: cross-arms, insulators and auxiliary equipment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 5249/02
Source: “Attach cross-arms, insulators, and auxiliary equipment to poles prior to installing them.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Fitting cross-arms and insulators to poles is manual assembly.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Climbing poles and ladders to access equipment
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: poles, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 5249/02
Source: “Climb poles and ladders to access equipment.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Climbing poles and ladders is physical work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Repairing power distribution overhead line equipment and apparatus
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: power distribution overhead line equipment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 5249/02
Source: “Repair power distribution overhead line equipment and apparatus.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Repairing overhead line equipment is physical work up on the network.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
String cables between structures and lines from poles
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: cables, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 5249/02
Source: “String cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Stringing cables between poles and towers is physical work in the field.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Working safely at height and using access equipment
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: height, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 5249/02
Source: “Work safely at height and use access equipment.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Working safely on a roof means being up there with the access equipment.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Carrying out excavations and installing support mechanisms for poles and steel towers
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: excavations, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 5249/02
Source: “Carry out excavations and install support mechanisms for poles and steel towers.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Digging and installing supports for poles and towers is heavy outdoor work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Excavating holes using augers for pole installation
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: holes, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 5249/02
Source: “Excavate holes using augers for pole installation.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Augering holes for poles is machine work on site.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Installing poles using cranes and power equipment
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: poles, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 5249/02
Source: “Install poles using cranes and power equipment.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Setting poles with a crane is heavy physical work on site.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Locating and repairing faults on underground electrical supplies
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: faults, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 5249/02
Source: “Locate and repair faults on underground electrical supplies, including live working and stand-by duties in all weather.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: This is outdoor live cable work in all weather, and the law restricts live working to authorised competent people.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Opening switches to remove electrical hazards from disturbed or fallen lines
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: switches, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 5249/02
Source: “Open switches to remove electrical hazards from disturbed or fallen lines.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Switching out a fallen line is done at the equipment, and only an authorised person may legally operate it.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Operating powered tools and equipment
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: powered tools, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 5249/02
Source: “Operate powered tools and equipment, such as drills and angle grinders, for network maintenance operations.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Using drills and grinders is hands-on work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Preparing tools and safety equipment for overhead linesman activities
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: tools, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 5249/02
Source: “Prepare tools and safety equipment for overhead linesman activities.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Getting tools and safety kit ready is physical preparation before the job.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Pulling electrical lines to proper tension to ensure safe power transmission
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: electrical lines, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 5249/02
Source: “Pull electrical lines to proper tension to ensure safe power transmission.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Tensioning lines is physical work carried out on the line itself.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Replacing damaged poles
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: damaged poles, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 5249/02
Source: “Replace damaged poles.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Replacing a damaged pole is heavy outdoor work with no screen-based version.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Splicing cables using hand tools
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: cables, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 5249/02
Source: “Splice cables using hand tools, epoxy, or mechanical equipment.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Splicing cable is done with tools in hand.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Driving vehicles equipped with tools and materials to job sites
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: vehicles, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 5249/02
Source: “Drive vehicles equipped with tools and materials to job sites.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Driving tools and materials to site is physical work behind the wheel.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Installing watt-hour meters and connecting service drops between power lines and consumers' premises
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: watt-hour meters, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 5249/02
Source: “Install watt-hour meters and connect service drops between power lines and consumers' premises.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Fitting a meter and connecting the service is manual work, and only an approved meter operator may do it.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Laying underground cable directly in trenches
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: underground cable, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 5249/02
Source: “Lay underground cable directly in trenches.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Laying cable in a trench is manual and machine work on site.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Operating or using tools, equipment and machinery
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: tools, equipment and machinery, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 5249/02
Source: “Operate or use tools, equipment, and machinery.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Using tools, equipment and machinery is by definition hands-on.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Placing insulation over conductors for protection
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: insulation over conductors, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 5249/02
Source: “Place insulation over conductors for protection.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Placing insulation over conductors is physical work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Pulling cable through ducts by hand or with winches
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: cable, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 5249/02
Source: “Pull cable through ducts by hand or with winches.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Pulling cable through ducts needs hands or a winch at the duct.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Soldering cables to overhead transmission lines
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: cables, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 5249/02
Source: “Solder cables to overhead transmission lines, customer service lines, or street light lines using hand tools, epoxies, or specialised equipment.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Soldering cables onto lines is close manual work with hand tools.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Cutting and peeling lead sheathing and insulation from cables and conduits before splicing
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: lead, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 5249/02
Source: “Cut and peel lead sheathing and insulation from cables and conduits before splicing.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Stripping sheathing from cable before jointing is careful hand work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Excavating trenches for underground wires or cables
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: trenches, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 5249/02
Source: “Excavate trenches for underground wires or cables.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Digging cable trenches is physical ground work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Joining corresponding conductors by twisting ends together or by connecting ends with metal clamps and soldering connections
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: conductors, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 5249/02
Source: “Join corresponding conductors by twisting ends together or by connecting ends with metal clamps and soldering connections.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Joining conductors by twisting, clamping and soldering is manual work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Loading and unloading equipment from vehicles safely and securely
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: equipment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 5249/02
Source: “Load and unload equipment from vehicles safely and securely.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Lifting and securing kit in a vehicle is hands-on work that only a person on site can do.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Operating heavy machinery and lifting equipment to handle cargo and materials
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: heavy machinery, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 5249/02
Source: “Operate heavy machinery and lifting equipment to handle cargo and materials.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Operating heavy machinery means being in the cab.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Pruning tree growth away from electrical cables and public access routes
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: tree growth away, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 5249/02
Source: “Prune tree growth away from electrical cables and public access routes where necessary.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Cutting back trees near cables is outdoor physical work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Operating derails, automatic points and retarders to change train or carriage routing
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: derails, automatic points and retarders, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 5249/03
Source: “Operate derails, automatic points, and retarders to change train or carriage routing.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Operating derails, points and retarders is done at the trackside controls.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Signaling other workers to set brakes and to change track points when switching carriages from trains
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: other workers, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 5249/03
Source: “Signal other workers to set brakes and to change track points when switching carriages from trains to sidings.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Signalling brake and points changes happens live in the yard.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Directing the combining or separating of carriages to assemble or disassemble trains
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: the combining or separating of carriages, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 5249/03
Source: “Direct the combining or separating of carriages to assemble or disassemble trains.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Directing carriages being joined or split is done trackside as the moves happen.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Setting flares, flags, lanterns or torpedoes in front and at rear of trains during emergency stops to warn oncoming trains
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: flares, flags, lanterns or torpedoes, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 5249/03
Source: “Set flares, flags, lanterns, or torpedoes in front and at rear of trains during emergency stops to warn oncoming trains.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Placing flares and flags in front of and behind a stopped train is physical work on the track.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Using hand signals, lanterns or radio communication to signal locomotive engineers to start or stop trains when coupling or uncoupling carriages
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: hand signals, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 5249/03
Source: “Use hand signals, lanterns, or radio communication to signal locomotive engineers to start or stop trains when coupling or uncoupling carriages.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Signalling drivers during coupling has to be done in the yard as it happens.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Watching for signals from other crew members to coordinate work activities
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: signals, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 5249/03
Source: “Watch for signals from other crew members to coordinate work activities.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Watching for crew signals is live observation on the ground.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Watching tracks from left sides of locomotives to detect obstructions
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: tracks, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 65 · 5249/03
Source: “Watch tracks from left sides of locomotives to detect obstructions.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Looking out for track obstructions needs eyes on the line from the cab.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Climbing ladders to set brakes on tops of railway carriages
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: ladders, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 60 · 5249/03
Source: “Climb ladders to set brakes on tops of railway carriages.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Climbing to set brakes on carriage roofs is physical work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Turning handwheels to control speeds or stop wagons at specified positions
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: handwheels, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 60 · 5249/03
Source: “Turn handwheels to control speeds or stop wagons at specified positions.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Turning handwheels to stop wagons is done by hand at the wagon.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Lubricating machinery, equipment or tools
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: machinery, equipment or tools, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 50 · 5249/03
Source: “Lubricate machinery, equipment, or tools as required.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Lubricating machinery is physical work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

What this job pays, and how many people do it

Median pay: £48,600a year, before tax, the middle of the range, so half earn more and half earn less.ashe-t14, 2025 · ASHE 2025 provisional (reference April 2025)Provisional, because the ONS revises this figure in the autumn.
How we know this
Source: ashe-t14
Reference period: ASHE 2025 provisional (reference April 2025)
Rounding: Shown to the nearest £100. The exact published figure is in the downloadable dataset. We do not render pounds the survey cannot support.
People doing this job: 18,100in the UK, 2026.nomis-aps · Apr 2025-Mar 2026 (latest APS 12-month period)This headcount comes from a survey, not a census, so treat it as a good estimate rather than an exact count.

What is deliberately not here: a forecast of how many of these jobs exist in ten years. Where an official projection exists for a market we publish it with its vintage; where it does not, we leave the space empty rather than borrow the other country’s number.

Why this is shifting

The reason is boringly specific. Most of what is shifting here is reading one thing and writing another: comprehensive work in, a record out. The rows above are exactly that shape: maintaining comprehensive work and safety records and playing and recording broadcast programmes. What it cannot do is be there in the room, and that is still where established safe working practices get done. Which is why this page talks about your tasks changing, not your job ending.

Your move

Over a pint: what I’d tell you if you were my friend

Start with what does not change: adhering to established safe working practices is the middle of this job, and the evidence on this page says it stays with a person.

So, given all that: 6% of this job's task weight sits in rows the software is already learning, 15% in rows that change shape rather than disappear, and 79% in rows it is nowhere near. That is the position, measured across 116 scored tasks. It is not a forecast about you.

So the thing worth your attention is not the job going away. It is the layer around it. Maintaining comprehensive work and safety records is the part turning into software, and being the person who understands that layer is worth money.

This week: one thing

Ask the one question. Find whoever is bringing new software into your workplace (the manager, the office, whoever runs the system) and ask them what it is meant to do to comprehensive work, and what it is not meant to touch. Ten minutes, this week, before anyone decides it for you.

What you end up holding: a straight answer about what is actually being rolled out, and when
How long it takes: ten minutes

If there’s nobody obvious to ask, or you’d rather not ask your manager: Put the same question to your union rep, your shift lead or the person who has been there longest, in person, over a break. Same ten minutes, same answer, and you will usually get a straighter one. Write down what they say. The note is the artifact, and it tells you whether established safe working practices are in scope or not. Nothing to log into, no licence needed.

Over the next 90 days

Get inside the tool rollout rather than waiting for it. Over the next ninety days, ask to be in the group that tests, checks or signs off whatever new system arrives near reporting and escalating common problems that are identified during engineering activities. It is usually an unglamorous seat that nobody fights for, and it is the one that decides how the software is used on your job rather than to it.

Over the next 12 months

On this evidence I would not retrain out of this job, and I will say that plainly rather than hedge it. The task list here is dominated by work that stays with a person. What I would do with a year is get formally recognised for the layer around it (the systems, the compliance, the planning), so you are the one who understands the software instead of the one it is done to. Before you pay for anything, spend an hour with National Careers Service. It is free and government-funded, and it is listed below with the rest of the free routes.

The roads out of here, and why I am not sending you down them

I looked at the obvious moves out of this job, and here is what I found.

I checked the 12 nearest UK occupations to electrical and electronic trades n.e.c. (nearest by the work that AI is not taking, not by job title), and none of them survived. The closest was electronics engineers (professional): only about 25% of its durable work is work you already do. And on the numbers you do not need one. This job scores 18/100 here, with only 6% of the task list in the top band, and “assist in modifying and upgrading broadcast and media systems” is not work that hands over cleanly. None of them beats deepening what you already have.

How that was checked: this job was compared against all 412 UK occupations in this release on their official task statements, and the 12 nearest were examined one by one. A move that turns on an industry, an employer or a qualification rather than on the work itself will not show up in a check like that. And this release carries no licence register, so anything you are weighing needs that looked up separately.

3 moves I checked and rejected

These are the obvious-looking jumps. They are here with their reasons rather than quietly dropped, because the ones that fail are worth knowing about. It is one less thing to turn over at night.

Electronics engineers (professional)
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “carry out repairs to equipment when necessary”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 25% of the work in that job the software is not taking.
Why I am not recommending it: It is closer than most, and still not close enough: about 25% of that job's durable work is already yours, against the 35% I want to see before I will call something a route.
Look at that job’s page anyway →
Plant and machine operatives n.e.c.
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “string cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 15% of the work in that job the software is not taking.
Why I am not recommending it: You would be starting most of it from nothing: about 15% of the durable work in that job is work you do today, and the rest you would be learning while the bills carried on. It is a pay cut, in those words: £29,259 against your £48,571, 39.8% less (ASHE Table 14.7a, 2025 provisional (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice.
Look at that job’s page anyway →
Construction operatives n.e.c.
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “test conductors according to electrical diagrams and specifications to prevent incorrect connections”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 3% of the work in that job the software is not taking.
Why I am not recommending it: Almost none of it is work you already do: about 3% of the durable side of that job. That is a different job, not a next step. It is a pay cut, in those words: £32,446 against your £48,571, 33.2% less (ASHE Table 14.7a, 2025 provisional (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice.
Look at that job’s page anyway →

What I’d stop worrying about

A friend tells you what not to spend fear on. This is that list.

The headline number you read somewhere
The big “X% of jobs” figures are about the whole economy, not about you. The number that describes your job is on this page: 6% of its task weight, across 116 scored tasks. Every row behind it is printed above with the source. Check ours; ignore theirs.
The headlines about your trade disappearing
They are usually about the technology, not the timetable. Changes to work like adhering to established safe working practices arrive through rules, insurance and money, slowly and visibly. This page tracks the task evidence and will move when it moves.
Retraining out of a job that is holding up
On this evidence I would not spend money leaving. Spend it on the layer around the job instead: the tools, the paperwork, the planning. That is where the change actually is.
The “obvious” next job everyone suggests
I checked the obvious moves and most of them did not survive. The reasons are printed with the routes above, including the pay and the gate. A move that fails on the numbers is worth knowing about so you can stop turning it over at night.

You are reading the United Kingdom figures

The United States splits this work across more than one official group, of which Avionics Technicians is the closest. The pay and employment figures are not directly comparable, and we do not average them together.

Switch to the United States page →partial match

The other groups this work is counted across:

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

In US official statistics this job is counted as Avionics Technicians and Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers. Pay is shown separately for each of those groups (medians cannot be averaged together), while the task list and the scores on this page are for this group only.

Your route through this

Where to go next, and what it costs

Free, and complete

The moves above cost nothing. These are the real services that go with them: public, government-funded, and free at the point of use. Nothing on this page is behind an email address or a payment.

In England:
National Careers Service
A free hour with a government-funded careers adviser is worth more than another evening of reading. In England that's the National Careers Service.
Free, government-funded
- Discover your skills and careers (the skills assessment)
In England:
National Careers Service - Find a course
Search what's actually running near you before you spend anything.
Free to search; individual courses vary
In England:
Free courses for jobs (Level 3 qualifications)
A free Level 3 qualification you already qualify for beats a paid course you don't need.
Free for eligible adults
In England:
Skills Bootcamps
Free, up to 16 weeks, and you get a job interview at the end. In England these are Skills Bootcamps - search what's running near you.
Free for eligible adults in England
- Skills Bootcamps - what they are and who can do them (DfE, Skills for Careers)
- Skills Bootcamps - JobHelp (DWP)
In Scotland:
My World of Work (Skills Development Scotland)
In Scotland it's My World of Work, from Skills Development Scotland.
Free, publicly funded
- Skills Development Scotland
In Wales:
Careers Wales
In Wales it's Careers Wales.
Free, Welsh Government-funded
In Northern Ireland:
Careers Service Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland it's the Careers Service on nidirect.
Free, Department for the Economy-funded

No Space for this job, but one for what is happening to it

Nothing Collab365 runs is built for electrical / electronic trades n.e.c., and we are not going to point you at the nearest one and call it a fit.

There is one that is not about a job title at all. The AI Authority is about being the person who directs these tools at work rather than the person they get compared to. That is worth saying here, because 6% of the work on this page is already inside what they can do.

Try The AI Authority free →

7 days free, no card needed. Explore up to 2 Spaces before you choose a plan: you pick a plan later, not now.

The AI Authority is a general community about working with AI, not a course for electrical / electronic trades n.e.c.. You do not need it to act on anything here: the moves above cost nothing and stand on their own. The data on this page is the same either way.

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No Space for electrical / electronic trades n.e.c. yet. Should there be one?

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Questions people ask about this job

Will AI replace Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.?: Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 116 official task statements scored for Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c. (United Kingdom, SOC 5249), 6% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 18 out of 100 (range 14–23, band: minimal). That is a statement about tasks, not about headcount: this measures what AI could do, not whether any employer adopts it, whether the law allows it, or whether doing the routine parts faster creates more demand for the human parts. Figures are from release 2026-q4.1.
Which tasks in “Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.” can AI already do?: The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Maintain daily programme logs detailing all elements aired during broadcasts” (93/100, very high); “Analyse feedback and data to plan work” (75/100, high); “Read television programming logs to determine broadcast schedules” (75/100, high). Each score comes from five published 0–4 ratings turned into a number by a published formula, and each carries the model's one-sentence reason on the page.
Which tasks in “Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.” stay human?: About 79% of this job's task weight sits in work that scores low for AI exposure. The lowest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Lubricate machinery, equipment, or tools as required” (0/100, minimal); “Turn handwheels to control speeds or stop wagons at specified positions” (0/100, minimal); “Climb ladders to set brakes on tops of railway carriages” (0/100, minimal). Low scores usually mean the task needs a body in a room, a legally accountable human, or trust built in real time. Those are the three things the scoring rubric treats as gates rather than obstacles.
What should someone working in “Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.” do about AI?: Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 6% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 79% is not. The practical move is to spend more of your week on the tasks that score low, the ones above, and to get fluent at directing AI through the tasks that score high, because those are the parts that change whether or not you are ready for them. This page does not predict your job, and nothing here is career advice tailored to you: the score describes the occupation, not the person.
How is the AI exposure score for Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c. calculated?: Each official task statement for the occupation is rated on five published 0–4 dimensions (output replicability, physical embodiment, licensed accountability, real-time human trust, and data availability) by claude-opus-5 using scoring prompt task_scoring_v1.0. The model never writes the score; a published formula turns the five ratings into a 0–100 number, so every score can be recomputed by hand. The occupation figure is the importance-weighted mean across 116 scored tasks. The prompt, the rubric, the formula and the full dataset are published at https://futureproof.collab365.com/method and https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1 under CC BY 4.0.

Where these numbers come from

About the data on this page

Provisional, because the ONS revises this figure in the autumn.
This headcount comes from a survey, not a census, so treat it as a good estimate rather than an exact count.
One row is marked low confidence, so treat it as a ballpark rather than a fine measurement.
The match between this job and its counterpart in the other country is partial, so the two pages count slightly different groups of people.
60 of this occupation's scored task statements carry a score that was measured under a different occupation's context, because the statement is shared between jobs and has only been scored once so far. Each one names the occupation it was measured under in the free routes below; none is presented as a measurement for this job.
Task clusters are not derived in this release, so the task-cluster field is empty and no Collab365 Space routing is attached to this occupation yet.

Task statements: gaisi-indexProcessing: catalogue-bridge → ssc-relatedness-weighting → task-scoring → score-aggregation
Task weights: gaisi-index (relatedness)
Scores: Rubric task_scoring_v1.0, model claude-opus-5, computed 2026-08-05.
Pay and employment: ashe-t14 (ASHE 2025 provisional (reference April 2025))nomis-aps (Apr 2025-Mar 2026 (latest APS 12-month period))

Figures on this page come from release 2026-q4.1, published 2026-08-05. Every release keeps its own permanent address, so a figure you cite in March is still there, unchanged, in November.

The plain-English wording on this page is assembled directly from the task statements and the published ratings, not written by hand for this occupation. That is why it is specific, and it is also why we say so.

The routes and free resources further up are today’s, not the release’s (last reviewed 2026-08-05). A route is an offer, not a historical fact, so it moves on its own clock.

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Collab365 (2026). Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1 (methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0). https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Built with O*NET data (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); ONS data (Open Government Licence v3.0); GAISI task framework (arXiv:2507.22748, MIT); BLS data (public domain).

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@misc{collab365futureproof2026q41,
  title        = {Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1},
  author       = {{Collab365}},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1},
  note         = {Release 2026-q4.1, methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0, CC BY 4.0}
}

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