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Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
Research, design, develop, or test electronic components and systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use employing knowledge of electronic theory and materials properties. Design electronic circuits and components for use in fields such as telecommunications, aerospace guidance and propulsion control, acoustics, or instruments and controls.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Design electronic components, software, products, or systems for commercial, industrial, medical, military, or scientific applications.People already use AI for this at work
- 02Operate computer-assisted engineering or design software or equipment to perform electronics engineering tasks.AI could speed this up a lot
- 03Evaluate project work to ensure effectiveness, technical adequacy, or compatibility in the resolution of complex electronics engineering problems.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 04Direct or coordinate activities concerned with manufacture, construction, installation, maintenance, operation, or modification of electronic equipment, products, or systems.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 05Confer with engineers, customers, vendors, or others to discuss existing or potential electronics engineering projects or products.Mostly human for now
- 06Provide technical support or instruction to staff or customers regarding electronics equipment standards.People already use AI for this at work
- 07Recommend repair or design modifications of electronics components or systems, based on factors such as environment, service, cost, or system capabilities.AI could speed this up a lot
- 08Prepare documentation containing information such as confidential descriptions or specifications of proprietary hardware or software, product development or introduction schedules, product costs, or information about product performance weaknesses.AI could speed this up a lot
- 09Develop or perform operational, maintenance, or testing procedures for electronic products, components, equipment, or systems.AI could speed this up a lot
- 10Analyze electronics system requirements, capacity, cost, or customer needs to determine project feasibility.People already use AI for this at work
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job loss10%of this job’s work time goes to tasks that people already do with Claude at work, counting tasks where AI only helps as half (2026).Anthropic, 2026
57%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 84% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Above 43% of jobsin how much of this job’s physical work robots have been shown to do, from factories to homes (2026).Anthropic, 2026
Your human edge
The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.
- Confer with engineers, customers, vendors, or others to discuss existing or potential electronics engineering projects or products.