# Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers

> Install, repair, or adjust audio or television receivers, stereo systems, camcorders, video systems, or other electronic entertainment equipment in homes or other venues. May perform routine maintenance.

- **SOC code:** 49-2097.00
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-2097-00
- **Also known as:** Electronic Tech (Electronic Technician), Home Theater Installer, Installer, Satellite Installer, A/V Installation Tech (Audio Visual Installation Technician), A/V Installer (Audio Visual Installer), Field Service Tech (Field Service Technician), TV Analyzer (Television Analyzer)
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap (how codifiable the work is), not jobs lost or a forecast. Every figure below is traced to a named public dataset.

## What this work is

**Core tasks** (O*NET):
- Install, service, and repair electronic equipment or instruments such as televisions, radios, and videocassette recorders.
- Compute cost estimates for labor and materials.
- Calibrate and test equipment, and locate circuit and component faults, using hand and power tools and measuring and testing instruments such as resistance meters and oscilloscopes.
- Confer with customers to determine the nature of problems or to explain repairs.
- Position or mount speakers, and wire speakers to consoles.
- Instruct customers on the safe and proper use of equipment.
- Make service calls to repair units in customers' homes, or return units to shops for major repairs.
- Read and interpret electronic circuit diagrams, function block diagrams, specifications, engineering drawings, and service manuals.
- Tune or adjust equipment and instruments to obtain optimum visual or auditory reception, according to specifications, manuals, and drawings.
- Keep records of work orders and test and maintenance reports.
- Disassemble entertainment equipment and repair or replace loose, worn, or defective components and wiring, using hand tools and soldering irons.

## Skills, tools, capabilities

**Knowledge, skills & abilities** (O*NET, highest importance first):
- Computers and Electronics _(knowledge)_
- Customer and Personal Service _(knowledge)_
- Troubleshooting _(transferable_skill)_
- Repairing _(transferable_skill)_
- Quality Control Analysis _(transferable_skill)_
- Finger Dexterity _(ability)_
- Near Vision _(ability)_
- Problem Sensitivity _(ability)_
- Visualization _(ability)_
- Speaking _(essential_skill)_
- Complex Problem Solving _(transferable_skill)_
- Installation _(transferable_skill)_

**Skills in demand:**
- Finger Dexterity _(Common Skill)_
- Visualization _(Specialized Skill)_
- Installation _(Specialized Skill)_
- Equipment Maintenance _(Specialized Skill)_
- Complex Problem Solving _(Common Skill)_
- Telecommunications _(Specialized Skill)_
- Information Ordering _(Specialized Skill)_
- Deductive Reasoning _(Common Skill)_
- English Language _(Common Skill)_
- Speech Recognition _(Specialized Skill)_
- Reading Comprehension _(Common Skill)_
- Inductive Reasoning _(Common Skill)_

**Tools & technology:**
- Microsoft Excel _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft Office software _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft Word _(hot technology)_
- Audio calibration software
- Global positioning system GPS software

## AI exposure & outlook

- **AI task-overlap index:** 32nd percentile (Low) across all occupations — composite of current-era exposure studies (ai-exposure-index-v1).
- **Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.):** 32nd percentile (Low) — source: felten_aioe.
- **LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou):** 31st percentile (Low) — source: eloundou_gamma.
- **AI assistant applicability (Microsoft):** 40th percentile (Moderate) — source: microsoft_applicability.
- **Frey–Osborne (2013, historical computerization estimate):** 55th percentile — kept separate from current-era studies.
- **Remote-capable (Dingel–Neiman):** no — task structure, not who actually works remote.
- **Projected employment (BLS 2024–34):** 6.6% growth (About average); 2.6k annual openings; 24.6k → 26.3k jobs.
- **Pay & employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** median $50,620; 22,170 employed.

## How people actually use AI here

Anthropic Economic Index — measured AI conversations mapped to this occupation's tasks:

- **Automation vs augmentation:** 53% automation, 34% augmentation (usage-weighted).
- **Autonomy median:** 3.5 (higher = AI acts more independently).
- **Dominant collaboration mode:** learning.

**Tasks most handed to AI here:**
- Install, service, and repair electronic equipment or instruments such as televisions, radios, and videocassette recorders. _(2.2% of measured AI use; directive)_
- Read and interpret electronic circuit diagrams, function block diagrams, specifications, engineering drawings, and service manuals. _(0.8% of measured AI use; learning)_

**Example prompts (honest phrasings of the tasks above — starting points, not endorsed instructions):**
- Help me install, service, and repair electronic equipment or instruments such as televisions, radios, and videocassette recorders.
- Help me read and interpret electronic circuit diagrams, function block diagrams, specifications, engineering drawings, and service manuals.

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)** (May 2024) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS Employment Projections** (2024–2034) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **Anthropic Economic Index** (v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27)) — Anthropic. https://www.anthropic.com/economic-index
- **Microsoft “Working with AI”** (working-with-ai) — Microsoft Research. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130
- **AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE)** (Felten, Raj & Seamans) — academic. https://github.com/AIOE-Data/AIOE
- **Frey & Osborne (2013)** (frey-osborne-automation) — academic. https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/publications/the-future-of-employment/
- **Dingel & Neiman (2020)** (dingel-neiman-workathome) — academic. https://github.com/jdingel/DingelNeiman-workathome

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00. https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-2097-00_