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Helpers--Electricians vs Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

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

A factual, source-backed comparison of Helpers--Electricians and Electrical Power-Line Installers and 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.”

Helpers--Electricians Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$39,890
$92,560
Employment · BLS OEWS
64,440
123,680
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
15th pct
34th pct

At a glance

Dimension Helpers--Electricians Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Median pay $39,890 $92,560
Employment 64,440 123,680
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+0.2%) About average (+6.6%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 6,800 10,700
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 15th pct Moderate · 34th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 2nd pct · 9% of tasks 19th pct · 15% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
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: Manual Dexterity, Near Vision, Building and Construction, Mechanical, Public Safety and Security, Customer and Personal Service, Education and Training, English Language, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Finger Dexterity, Extent Flexibility, Active Listening, Problem Sensitivity, Control Precision, Multilimb Coordination, Trunk Strength, Transportation, Critical Thinking, Oral Comprehension, Deductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Coordination, Troubleshooting, Quality Control Analysis, Judgment and Decision Making, Visualization, Gross Body Equilibrium, Complex Problem Solving.

Specific to Helpers--Electricians

  • Design
  • Administration and Management
  • Mathematics
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Physics
  • Visual Color Discrimination
  • Speaking
  • Oral Expression

Specific to Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

  • Inductive Reasoning
  • Far Vision
  • Monitoring
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Operation and Control
  • Repairing
  • Systems Analysis
  • Flexibility of Closure

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: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Computer aided design CAD software , Word processing software .

Specific to Helpers--Electricians

Specific to Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Helpers--Electricians or Electrical Power-Line Installers and 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. "Helpers--Electricians vs Electrical Power-Line Installers and 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; 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/helpers-electricians-vs-electrical-power-line-installers-and-repairers

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Singulariki. (2026). Helpers--Electricians vs Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/helpers-electricians-vs-electrical-power-line-installers-and-repairers

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