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Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment
inspecting and testing electrical systems and equipment to locate and diagnose malfunctions, adjusting, repairing, installing fixtures, outlets, terminal boards, switches and wall boxes and installing new fuses, electrical cables or power sources. If that's your week, this page is about your job.
The honest answer
AI changes the edges of this job, not the middle: reassembling and testing equipment after repairs is work software can't reach.
What shifts is maintaining equipment service records: the paper around the work, not the work.
Your week, as this page understands it
Install, adjust, or maintain mobile electronics communication equipment, including sound, sonar, security, navigation, and surveillance systems on trains, watercraft, or other mobile equipment. The job title says “electrical”, “electronics installers”, “repairers” or “transportation equipment”: officially one job, several names. The real job is the part underneath: reassembling and testing equipment after repairs. 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 electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment is not one task. It is 15 scored ones, and they are nowhere near equally exposed. The most durable of them, on this evidence, is reassembling and testing equipment after repairs, and the ledger below shows exactly why.
Where the work sits, by task weight
- shifting to AI
- 10%
- changing shape
- 9%
- staying human
- 81%
These bars are tasks changing hands, not people being counted out. The ledger below shows which.
Whole-job exposure score 18 out of 100 (16–23 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, across 15 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 electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 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 2026-08-05. 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.
- 2 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
2 tasksTasks 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 equipment service records
This is reading one thing and writing another: equipment service records in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Maintain equipment service records.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 93 out of 100 (89–97 allowing for uncertainty): very 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 service records up to date is routine record-keeping that software already does at least as well.
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.
Estimating costs of repairs based on parts and labor requirements
This is reading one thing and writing another: costs of repairs in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 3 · SupplementalSource: “Estimate costs of repairs based on parts and labor requirements.” (O*NET 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: Adding up parts prices and standard labor times is a calculation that software does quickly and accurately.
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
1 taskTasks 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.
Referring to schematics and manufacturers' specifications that show connections and provide instructions on how to locate problems
The software now makes the first pass at schematics, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Refer to schematics and manufacturers' specifications that show connections and provide instructions on how to locate problems.” (O*NET 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: Looking up schematics and manufacturer instructions is exactly what search and AI assistants are good at.
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
12 tasksTasks 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.
Reassembling and testing equipment after repairs
This work happens in the physical world: equipment after repairs, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Reassemble and test equipment after repairs.” (O*NET 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: Putting equipment back together and testing it 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.
Splicing wires with knives or cutting pliers
This work happens in the physical world: wires, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Splice wires with knives or cutting pliers, and solder connections to fixtures, outlets, and equipment.” (O*NET 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 and soldering wires is skilled handwork.
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.
Inspecting and testing electrical systems and equipment to locate and diagnose malfunctions
This work happens in the physical world: electrical systems, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Inspect and test electrical systems and equipment to locate and diagnose malfunctions, using visual inspections, testing devices, and computer software.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 29 out of 100 (22–36 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: Diagnostic software reads the fault codes, but someone still has to get to the vehicle and test the circuits.
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 3/4.
Locating and removing or repairing circuit defects
This work happens in the physical world: circuit defects, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Locate and remove or repair circuit defects such as blown fuses or malfunctioning transistors.” (O*NET 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: Finding and replacing blown fuses or faulty components is done with hands 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 2/4.
Installing new fuses, electrical cables or power sources
This work happens in the physical world: new fuses, electrical cables or power sources, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Install new fuses, electrical cables, or power sources as required.” (O*NET 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 new fuses, cables or power sources is done by hand 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 2/4.
Installing fixtures, outlets, terminal boards, switches and wall boxes, using hand tools
This work happens in the physical world: fixtures, outlets, terminal boards, switches and wall boxes, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Install fixtures, outlets, terminal boards, switches, and wall boxes, using hand tools.” (O*NET 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: Installing fixtures, boxes and switches with hand tools 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.
Adjusting, repairing or replacing defective wiring and relays in ignition, lighting, air-conditioning and safety control systems
This work happens in the physical world: defective, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Adjust, repair, or replace defective wiring and relays in ignition, lighting, air-conditioning, and safety control systems, using electrician's tools.” (O*NET 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 wiring and relays means working inside the vehicle with tools.
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.
Show the other 5 tasks
Conferring with customers to determine the nature of malfunctions
staying humanThe value here is that a specific person handles customers and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 4 · SupplementalSource: “Confer with customers to determine the nature of malfunctions.” (O*NET 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: Customers describe faults in their own words, and most shops still want that conversation face to face.
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.
Cutting openings and drilling holes
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: openings, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · CoreSource: “Cut openings and drill holes for fixtures, outlet boxes, and fuse holders, using electric drills and routers.” (O*NET 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 openings and drilling holes needs a person with a drill.
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.
Measuring, cutting and installing frameworks and conduit to support and connect wiring, control panels and junction boxes
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: frameworks, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · SupplementalSource: “Measure, cut, and install frameworks and conduit to support and connect wiring, control panels, and junction boxes, using hand tools.” (O*NET 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 and fixing conduit and frameworks is manual installation 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 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Installing electrical equipment, air-conditioning, heating or ignition systems and components, generator brushes and commutators, using hand tools
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: electrical equipment, air-conditioning, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · SupplementalSource: “Install electrical equipment such as air-conditioning, heating, or ignition systems and components such as generator brushes and commutators, using hand tools.” (O*NET 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: Installing heating, air-conditioning or ignition components is hands-on fitting 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.
Repairing or rebuilding equipment, starters, generators, distributors or door controls, using electrician's tools
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: equipment, starters, generators, distributors or door controls, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · SupplementalSource: “Repair or rebuild equipment such as starters, generators, distributors, or door controls, using electrician's tools.” (O*NET 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: Rebuilding starters, generators or distributors is bench work with tools.
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
- $84,890a year, the middle of the range, so half earn more and half earn less.bls-oews, 2025 · May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx)
How we know this
Source: bls-oews
Reference period: May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx)
Rounding: Shown as published.
- People doing this job
- 6,940in the US, 2025.bls-oews · May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx)
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: equipment service records in, a record out. The rows above are exactly that shape: maintaining equipment service records and estimating costs of repairs based on parts and labor requirements. What it cannot do is be there in the room, and that is still where equipment after repairs 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: reassembling and testing equipment after repairs is the middle of this job, and the evidence on this page says it stays with a person.
So, given all that: 10% of this job's task weight sits in rows the software is already learning, 9% in rows that change shape rather than disappear, and 81% in rows it is nowhere near. That is the position, measured across 15 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 equipment service 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 equipment service records, 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 equipment after repairs are in scope or not. Nothing to log into, no license 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 referring to schematics and manufacturers' specifications that show connections and provide instructions on how to locate problems. 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, use CareerOneStop - Find local training. It is free, it is the Labor Department's own service, 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 US occupations to electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment (nearest by the work that AI is not taking, not by job title), and none of them survived. The closest was electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles: only about 29% of its durable work is work you already do and it pays 43.0% less. And on the numbers you do not need one. This job scores 18/100 here, with only 10% of the task list in the top band, and “reassemble and test equipment after repairs” 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 830 US 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.
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already splice wires with knives or cutting pliers, and solder connections to fixtures, outlets…, and their equivalent is to splice wires with knives or cutting pliers, and solder connections to fixtures and…. Across both published task lists that is about 29% of the durable work in that job.
Why I am not recommending it: It is closer than most, and still not close enough: about 29% of that job's durable work is already yours, against the 35% I want to see before I will call something a route. It is a pay cut, in those words: $48,420 against your $84,890, 43.0% less (OEWS May 2025 (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice.
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already reassemble and test equipment after repairs, and their equivalent is to reassemble machines and equipment following repair, testing operation and making adjustments, as necessary. Across both published task lists that is about 11% of the durable work in that job.
Why I am not recommending it: You would be starting most of it from nothing: about 11% 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: $56,550 against your $84,890, 33.4% less (OEWS May 2025 (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice.
Electricians
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already install fixtures, outlets, terminal boards, switches, and wall boxes, using hand tools, and their equivalent is to fasten small metal or plastic boxes to walls to house electrical switches or…. Across both published task lists that is about 6% of the durable work in that job.
Why I am not recommending it: Almost none of it is work you already do: about 6% of the durable side of that job. That is a different job, not a next step. It is a pay cut, in those words: $63,190 against your $84,890, 25.6% less (OEWS May 2025 (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice.
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: 10% of its task weight, across 15 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 reassembling and testing equipment after repairs 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.
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The United Kingdom splits this work across more than one official group, of which Computer system and equipment installers and servicers is the closest. The pay and employment figures are not directly comparable, and we do not average them together.
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The other groups this work is counted across:
In UK official statistics this job is counted as Computer system and equipment installers and servicers, Electricians and electrical fitters and Tv, video and audio servicers 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.
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Questions people ask about this job
- Will AI replace Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment?
- Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 15 official task statements scored for Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment (United States, SOC 49-2093), 10% 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 16–23, 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 Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment” can AI already do?
- The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Maintain equipment service records” (93/100, very high); “Estimate costs of repairs based on parts and labor requirements” (75/100, high); “Refer to schematics and manufacturers' specifications that show connections and provide instructions on how to locate problems” (56/100, partial). 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 Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment” stay human?
- About 81% 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: “Repair or rebuild equipment such as starters, generators, distributors, or door controls, using electrician's tools” (0/100, minimal); “Install fixtures, outlets, terminal boards, switches, and wall boxes, using hand tools” (0/100, minimal); “Install electrical equipment such as air-conditioning, heating, or ignition systems and components such as generator brushes and commutators, using hand tools” (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 Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment” do about AI?
- Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 10% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 81% 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 Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment 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 15 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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- The match between this job and its counterpart in the other country is partial, so the two pages count slightly different groups of people.
- 2 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.
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- Scores
- Rubric task_scoring_v1.0, model claude-opus-5, computed 2026-08-05.
- Pay and employment
- bls-oews (May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx))bls-oews (May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx))
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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}
}Data as of release 2026-q4.1, published . Releases never change after publication; when the figures move, a new dated release is published beside this one and this one stays exactly where it is.