Will AI replace Helpers--Electricians?

Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 25 official task statements scored for Helpers--Electricians (United States, SOC 47-3013), 3% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 2 out of 100 (range 2–6, 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 “Helpers--Electricians” can AI already do?

The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Requisition materials, using warehouse requisition or release forms” (69/100, high); “Trace out short circuits in wiring, using test meter” (0/100, minimal); “Measure, cut, and bend wire and conduit, using measuring instruments and hand tools” (0/100, minimal). 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 “Helpers--Electricians” stay human?

About 97% 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: “Operate heavy equipment, such as backhoes” (0/100, minimal); “Trim trees and clear undergrowth along right-of-way” (0/100, minimal); “Solder electrical connections, using soldering iron” (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 “Helpers--Electricians” do about AI?

Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 3% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 97% 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 Helpers--Electricians 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 25 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.

US dataswitch to UK

Helpers--Electricians

stripping insulation from wire ends, threading conduit ends, connect couplings and fabricate and securing conduit support brackets and disassembling defective electrical equipment. If that's your week, this page is about your job.

The honest answer

AI changes the edges of this job, not the middle: stripping insulation from wire ends is work software can't reach.

Your move: what you can actually do about this ↓

Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI: 3%
changing shape: 0%
staying human: 97%

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

Whole-job exposure score 2 out of 100 (2–6 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, across 25 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 helpers--electricians 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 requisitioning materials, using warehouse requisition or releasing forms. This page scores what today's tools actually do, not headlines.

Your week, as this page understands it

Help electricians by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment. The job title says “helpers--electricians”. The real job is the part underneath: stripping insulation from wire ends. 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 helpers--electricians is not one task. It is 25 scored ones, and they are nowhere near equally exposed. The most durable of them, on this evidence, is stripping insulation from wire ends, and the ledger below shows exactly why.

Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI: 3%
changing shape: 0%
staying human: 97%

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.

1 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

1 task

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.

Requisitioning materials, using warehouse requisition or releasing forms
This is reading one thing and writing another: materials in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 3 · Supplemental
Source: “Requisition materials, using warehouse requisition or release forms.” (O*NET 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: Filling in a materials requisition form is routine paperwork that ordering systems already handle.
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.

Changing shape

0 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.

Nothing in this job’s scored task list landed in this group. That is the measurement, not an editorial choice, and it is worth knowing either way.

Staying human

24 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.

Stripping insulation from wire ends
This work happens in the physical world: insulation, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Strip insulation from wire ends, using wire stripping pliers, and attach wires to terminals for subsequent soldering.” (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: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Stripping wire and fixing it to terminals 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 3/4.
Measuring, cutting and bend wire and conduit, using measuring instruments and hand tools
This work happens in the physical world: bend wire, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Measure, cut, and bend wire and conduit, using measuring instruments and 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: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Measuring, cutting and bending wire and conduit is physical 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 3/4.
Drilling holes and pull or push wiring through openings
This work happens in the physical world: holes, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Drill holes and pull or push wiring through openings, using hand and power 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: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Drilling holes and pulling wiring through them 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 3/4.
Cleaning work area and washing parts
This work happens in the physical world: work area, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Clean work area and wash parts.” (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: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Cleaning the work area and washing parts 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 3/4.
Examining electrical units for loose connections and broken insulation and tighten connections
This work happens in the physical world: electrical units, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Examine electrical units for loose connections and broken insulation and tighten connections, 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: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Checking for loose connections and tightening them needs hands on the equipment.
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 3/4.
Performing semi-skilled and unskilled laboring duties related to the installation
This work happens in the physical world: semi-skilled, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Perform semi-skilled and unskilled laboring duties related to the installation, maintenance and repair of a wide variety of electrical systems 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: General laboring on electrical installations is physical work by definition.
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.
Tracing out short circuits in wiring
This work happens in the physical world: short circuits, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Trace out short circuits in wiring, using test meter.” (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: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Finding a short circuit means putting a meter on the actual wiring.
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 3/4.
Maintaining tools, vehicles and equipment and keeping parts and supplies in order
This work happens in the physical world: tools, vehicles and equipment and keeping parts, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Maintain tools, vehicles, and equipment and keep parts and supplies in order.” (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: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Looking after tools and vehicles and keeping stock in order is physical work.
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 3/4.
Threading conduit ends, connect couplings and fabricate and securing conduit support brackets, using hand tools
This work happens in the physical world: conduit ends, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Thread conduit ends, connect couplings, and fabricate and secure conduit support brackets, 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: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Threading conduit and fixing support brackets is hands-on 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 3/4.

Show the other 15 tasks

Disassembling defective electrical equipment, replace defective or worn parts and reassemble equipment, using hand tools
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: defective electrical equipment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Disassemble defective electrical equipment, replace defective or worn parts, and reassemble equipment, 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: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Taking equipment apart, replacing parts and rebuilding it 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 3/4.
Transporting tools, materials, equipment and supplies to work site by hand, handtruck or heavy, motorized truck
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: tools, materials, equipment and supplies, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Transport tools, materials, equipment, and supplies to work site by hand, handtruck, or heavy, motorized truck.” (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: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Moving tools, materials and supplies to site 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 3/4.
Constructing controllers and panels, using power drills, drill presses, taps, saws and punches
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: controllers, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Construct controllers and panels, using power drills, drill presses, taps, saws, and punches.” (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: Drilling, cutting and building control panels is manual workshop 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.
String transmission lines or cables through ducts or conduits
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: transmission lines, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “String transmission lines or cables through ducts or conduits, under the ground, through equipment, or to towers.” (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: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Pulling cable through ducts and up towers 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 3/4.
Erecting electrical system components and barricades
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: electrical system components, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · Core
Source: “Erect electrical system components and barricades, and rig scaffolds, hoists, and shoring.” (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 up components, barricades and scaffolds 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.
Installing copper-clad ground rods, using a manual post driver
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: copper-clad ground rods, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Install copper-clad ground rods, using a manual post driver.” (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: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Driving ground rods in with a post driver 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 3/4.
Raising lower or positioning equipment, tools and materials, using hoist, hand line or block and tackle
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: lower, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · Core
Source: “Raise, lower, or position equipment, tools, and materials, using hoist, hand line, or block and tackle.” (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: Lifting and positioning equipment with hoists and tackle 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.
Digging trenches or holes for installation of conduit or supports
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: trenches, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Dig trenches or holes for installation of conduit or supports.” (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: Digging trenches and holes 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.
Bolting component parts together to form tower assemblies
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: component parts together, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · Core
Source: “Bolt component parts together to form tower assemblies, 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: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Bolting tower sections together 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 3/4.
Painting a variety of objects related to electrical functions
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: a variety of objects, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · Supplemental
Source: “Paint a variety of objects related to electrical functions.” (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: Painting equipment and fittings 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.
Operating cutting torches and welding equipment
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: torches, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · Supplemental
Source: “Operate cutting torches and welding equipment, while working with conduit and metal components to construct devices associated with electrical functions.” (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: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Cutting and welding metal is physical work with hot 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 3/4.
Breaking up concrete, using airhammer, to facilitate installation, construction or repair of equipment
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: concrete, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · Supplemental
Source: “Break up concrete, using airhammer, to facilitate installation, construction, or repair of 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: Breaking up concrete with an airhammer 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.
Soldering electrical connections, using soldering iron
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: electrical connections, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · Supplemental
Source: “Solder electrical connections, using soldering iron.” (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: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Soldering connections needs a steady hand on the iron.
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.
Trimming trees and clearing undergrowth along right-of-way
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: trees, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Supplemental
Source: “Trim trees and clear undergrowth along right-of-way.” (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: Trimming trees and clearing undergrowth 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.
Operating heavy equipment, such as backhoes
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: heavy equipment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · Supplemental
Source: “Operate heavy equipment, such as backhoes.” (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: Operating a backhoe means sitting in the machine and working the 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.

What this job pays, and how many people do it

Median pay: $42,670a 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: 63,630in 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: materials in, a record out. The rows above are exactly that shape: requisitioning materials, using warehouse requisition or releasing forms. What it cannot do is be there in the room, and that is still where insulation gets 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: stripping insulation from wire ends is the middle of this job, and the evidence on this page says it stays with a person.

So, given all that: 3% of this job's task weight sits in rows the software is already learning, 0% in rows that change shape rather than disappear, and 97% in rows it is nowhere near. That is the position, measured across 25 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. Requisitioning materials, using warehouse requisition or releasing forms 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 materials, 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 bend wire is 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 stripping insulation from wire ends. 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 helpers--electricians (nearest by the work that AI is not taking, not by job title), and none of them survived. The closest was helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers: only about 11% of its durable work is work you already do. And on the numbers you do not need one. This job scores 2/100 here, with only 3% of the task list in the top band, and “strip insulation from wire ends, using wire stripping pliers, and attach wires…” 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.

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already disassemble defective electrical equipment, replace defective or worn parts, and reassemble equipment, using…, and their equivalent is to disassemble broken or defective equipment to facilitate repair and reassemble equipment when repairs…. 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.
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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already dig trenches or holes for installation of conduit or supports, and their equivalent is to dig trenches for underground wires or cables. Across both published task lists that is about 8% of the durable work in that job.
Why I am not recommending it: Almost none of it is work you already do: about 8% of the durable side of that job. That is a different job, not a next step.
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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 clean work area and wash parts, and their equivalent is to clean and lubricate parts. Across both published task lists that is about 7% of the durable work in that job.
Why I am not recommending it: Almost none of it is work you already do: about 7% of the durable side of that job. That is a different job, not a next step.
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They are usually about the technology, not the timetable. Changes to work like stripping insulation from wire ends 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 Elementary construction occupations n.e.c. is the closest. The pay and employment figures are not directly comparable, and we do not average them together.

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In UK official statistics this job is counted as Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.. Pay and employment stay on this page’s own group; the task list and the scores do not cross over.

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Will AI replace Helpers--Electricians?: Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 25 official task statements scored for Helpers--Electricians (United States, SOC 47-3013), 3% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 2 out of 100 (range 2–6, 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 “Helpers--Electricians” can AI already do?: The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Requisition materials, using warehouse requisition or release forms” (69/100, high); “Trace out short circuits in wiring, using test meter” (0/100, minimal); “Measure, cut, and bend wire and conduit, using measuring instruments and hand tools” (0/100, minimal). 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 “Helpers--Electricians” stay human?: About 97% 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: “Operate heavy equipment, such as backhoes” (0/100, minimal); “Trim trees and clear undergrowth along right-of-way” (0/100, minimal); “Solder electrical connections, using soldering iron” (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 “Helpers--Electricians” do about AI?: Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 3% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 97% 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 Helpers--Electricians 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 25 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.
1 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: onet-dbProcessing: catalogue-bridge → onet-im-rt-weighting → task-scoring → score-aggregation
Task weights: onet-db (im-rt)
Scores: Rubric task_scoring_v1.0, model claude-opus-5, computed 2026-08-04.
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}
}

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