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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Low Voltage Cable Technician (Low Voltage Cable Tech)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #297 of 702. Estimated risk: 49.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

43%

“Low Voltage Cable Technician (Low Voltage Cable Tech)” 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%

“Low Voltage Cable Technician (Low Voltage Cable Tech)” 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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AI Risk 56%
Robot Risk 61%

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AI Risk 55%
Robot Risk 51%

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AI Risk 55%
Robot Risk 57%

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

AI Risk 53%
Robot Risk 55%

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AI Risk 52%
Robot Risk 50%

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AI Risk 52%
Robot Risk 48%

Core Skills & Abilities

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Dig trenches for underground wires or cables.

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

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

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

  • Clean or maintain tools or test equipment.

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

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

  • Pull cable through ducts by hand or with winches.

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

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

Technologies & Software

  • Mapcom systems M4
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Ping tools
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Customer relationship management CRM software
  • Slack
  • Cisco IOS
  • Web browser software
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Perplexity AI
  • Microsoft Word
  • Email software
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Voice over internet protocol VoIP system software
  • Workforce management system software
  • ServiceMax AI
  • Augury (Predictive Maintenance)
  • Uptake AI
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Operating system software
  • Soldering irons
  • Fiber scribes
  • Intelligent field devices
  • Gopher poles
  • Coaxial security cameras
  • Tampers
  • Digital power meters
  • Volt-ohm meters VOM
  • Measuring tapes
  • Cable jacket strippers
  • Signal leakage detectors
  • Inspection scopes
  • Hacksaws
  • Hex sets
  • Longnose pliers
  • Needlenose pliers
  • Tone sets
  • Winch trucks
  • Cordless drills
  • Bubble levels
  • Computer network routers
  • Cable sheaves
  • Cable trees
  • Motorized cable reels
  • Borers
  • Combo crimping tools
  • Claw hammers
  • Electricians' snips
  • Tone generators
  • Lamp extractors
  • Signal level meters
  • Digital multimeters
  • Two way radios
  • Cable cutters
  • Flathead screwdrivers
  • Power dollies
  • Dikes
  • Local area network LAN switches
  • Trenchers
  • Cable locators
  • IP security cameras
  • Punchdown tools
  • Power winches
  • Adjustable hand wrenches
  • Cable plows
  • Duct knives
  • Articulating boom lift
  • Probe picks
  • Bucket trucks
  • Can wrenches
  • Card access devices
  • Cable slitters
  • Phillips head screwdrivers
  • Sheet metal cutters
  • Strap guns
  • Tone tracers
  • Cable tie guns
  • Buffer strippers
  • Extension ladders
  • Polishing pucks
  • Syringes
  • Cable strippers
  • Staple guns
  • Digger derricks
  • Channel lock pliers
  • Optical time domain reflectometers OTDR
  • Wire wrap guns
  • Wire lug crimping tools
  • Wireless access points WAP
  • Fish tapes
  • Sheath removal tools
  • Laptop computers
  • Drywall saws
  • Torpedo levels

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