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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

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

  • Pull cable through ducts by hand or with winches.

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

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

  • Dig trenches for underground wires or cables.

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

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

  • Clean or maintain tools or test equipment.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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