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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Outside Plant Technician” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #297 of 702. Estimated risk: 49.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

43%

“Outside Plant Technician” 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%

“Outside Plant Technician” 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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Related Occupations & Automation Risk

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

AI Risk 56%
Robot Risk 61%

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

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%

Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

AI Risk 52%
Robot Risk 50%

Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers

AI Risk 52%
Robot Risk 48%

Core Skills & Abilities

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • Dig trenches for underground wires or cables.

  • Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic 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.

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • Clean or maintain tools or test equipment.

Technologies & Software

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

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