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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “FIOS Line Installer (Fiber Optic Service Line Installer)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #297 of 702. Estimated risk: 49.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

43%

“FIOS Line Installer (Fiber Optic Service Line Installer)” will probably not be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 43% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

54%

“FIOS Line Installer (Fiber Optic Service Line Installer)” will maybe be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 54% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.

Avg. Annual Salary $72,440
Avg. Hourly Wage $34.83
Available Jobs (US) 98,360
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers #49-9052
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers”

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Robot Risk 48%

Core Skills & Abilities

  • Compute impedance of wires from poles to houses to determine additional resistance needed for reducing signals to desired levels.

  • Set up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, or adjusting equipment.

  • Dig trenches for underground wires or cables.

  • Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment.

  • Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks.

  • Place insulation over conductors, or seal splices with moisture-proof covering.

  • Lay underground cable directly in trenches, or string it through conduits running through trenches.

  • Pull cable through ducts by hand or with winches.

  • Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment or accessories.

  • String cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches, and pull lines to proper tension.

  • Explain cable service to subscribers after installation, and collect any installation fees due.

  • Fill and tamp holes, using cement, earth, and tamping devices.

  • Install equipment such as amplifiers or repeaters to maintain the strength of communications transmissions.

  • Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.

  • Use a variety of construction equipment to complete installations, such as digger derricks, trenchers, or cable plows.

  • Clean or maintain tools or test equipment.

  • Access specific areas to string lines, or install terminal boxes, auxiliary equipment, or appliances, using bucket trucks, climbing poles or ladders, or entering tunnels, trenches, or crawl spaces.

  • Dig holes for power poles, using power augers or shovels, set poles in place with cranes, and hoist poles upright, using winches.

  • Splice cables, using hand tools, epoxy, or mechanical equipment.

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