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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Pull cable through ducts by hand or with winches.

  • Dig trenches for underground wires or cables.

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

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

  • 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.

  • Clean or maintain tools or test equipment.

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  • Duct knives
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  • Sheet metal cutters
  • Cable tie guns
  • Wireless access points WAP
  • Cable locators
  • Motorized cable reels
  • Cable cutters
  • Strap guns
  • Tone generators
  • Intelligent field devices
  • Adjustable hand wrenches
  • Tone sets
  • Laptop computers
  • Needlenose pliers
  • Torpedo levels
  • Signal leakage detectors
  • Buffer strippers
  • Drywall saws
  • Phillips head screwdrivers
  • Trenchers
  • Longnose pliers
  • Cable strippers
  • Cable sheaves
  • Punchdown tools
  • Channel lock pliers
  • Bubble levels
  • Cordless drills
  • Tone tracers
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  • Fiber scribes
  • Hacksaws
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  • Two way radios
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  • Cable jacket strippers
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  • Articulating boom lift
  • Winch trucks
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  • Fish tapes
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  • Measuring tapes
  • Bucket trucks
  • Inspection scopes
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  • Staple guns
  • Digger derricks
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  • Digital power meters
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  • Gopher poles
  • Sheath removal tools

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