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Electricians vs Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Electricians and Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Electricians Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$62,350
$53,990
Employment · BLS OEWS
742,580
16,570
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
51st pct
31st pct

At a glance

Dimension Electricians Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
Median pay $62,350 $53,990
Employment 742,580 16,570
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Growing fast (+9.5%) About average (+3.4%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 81,000 1,700
Typical education · O*NET Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Moderate · 51st pct Low · 31st pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 31st pct · 19% of tasks 24th pct · 17% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Automation-leaning (35.0%) Augmentation-leaning (32.2%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Troubleshooting, Problem Sensitivity, Near Vision, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Oral Comprehension, Information Ordering, Finger Dexterity, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Visual Color Discrimination, Administration and Management, Repairing, Mechanical, Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Written Comprehension, Oral Expression, Visualization, Installation, Quality Control Analysis, Judgment and Decision Making, Flexibility of Closure, Manual Dexterity, Customer and Personal Service, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Operations Monitoring, Control Precision.

Specific to Electricians

  • Building and Construction
  • Extent Flexibility
  • Mathematics
  • Trunk Strength
  • Design
  • Active Learning
  • Category Flexibility
  • Far Vision

Specific to Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Equipment Selection
  • Operation and Control
  • Hearing Sensitivity
  • Production and Processing
  • English Language
  • Speed of Closure
  • Perceptual Speed

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Computer aided design CAD software , Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Word processing software , Enterprise resource planning ERP software , Analytical or scientific software , Data base user interface and query software .

Specific to Electricians

Specific to Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Electricians or Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Electricians vs Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/electricians-vs-electric-motor-power-tool-and-related-repairers

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Singulariki. (2026). Electricians vs Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/electricians-vs-electric-motor-power-tool-and-related-repairers

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