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How exposed to AI is a Electrical and Electronics Drafter?

Of the 30 tasks O*NET lists for electrical and electronics drafters, 7 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 9 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Computer-Aided Design OperatorDesignerDrafterDrafting Technician (Drafting Tech)Electrical DesignerElectrical DrafterLayout DesignerPrinted Circuit Board Designer (PCB Designer)Staking EngineerStaking Technician (Staking Tech)
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
30
tasks rated for this occupation
43%
hold a degree, from a survey of 69
21k
people do this job in the US
21 of 56
least protected in architecture and engineering

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

7
  • Design electrical systems, such as lighting systems
  • Review work orders or procedural manuals and confer with vendors or design staff to resolve problems or modify design
  • Examine electronic schematics and supporting documents to develop, compute, and verify specifications for drafting data, such as configuration of parts, dimensions, or tolerances
  • Compare logic element configuration on display screen with engineering schematics and calculate figures to convert, redesign, or modify element
  • Study work order requests to determine type of service, such as lighting or power, demanded by installation
  • Copy drawings of printed circuit board fabrication using print machine or blueprinting procedure
  • Write technical reports and draw charts that display statistics and data

Only with software built on top

14
  • Draft working drawings, wiring diagrams, wiring connection specifications, or cross-sections of underground cables, as required for instructions to installation crew
  • Assemble documentation packages and produce drawing sets to be checked by an engineer or an architect
  • Review completed construction drawings and cost estimates for accuracy and conformity to standards and regulations
  • Confer with engineering staff and other personnel to resolve problems
  • Draw master sketches to scale showing relation of proposed installations to existing facilities and exact specifications and dimensions
  • Locate files relating to specified design project in database library, load program into computer, and record completed job data
  • Explain drawings to production or construction teams and provide adjustments, as necessary
  • Reproduce working drawings on copy machines or trace drawings in ink
  • Generate computer tapes of final layout design to produce layered photo masks or photo plotting design onto film
  • Determine the order of work and the method of presentation, such as orthographic or isometric drawing
  • Key and program specified commands and engineering specifications into computer system to change functions and test final layout
  • Supervise and coordinate work activities of workers engaged in drafting, designing layouts, assembling, or testing printed circuit boards
  • Prepare and interpret specifications, calculating weights, volumes, or stress factors
  • Use computer-aided drafting equipment or conventional drafting stations, technical handbooks, tables, calculators, or traditional drafting tools, such as boards, pencils, protractors, or T-squares

Cannot be sped up

9
  • Draft detail and assembly drawings of design components, circuitry or printed circuit boards, using computer-assisted equipment or standard drafting techniques and devices
  • Consult with engineers to discuss or interpret design concepts, or determine requirements of detailed working drawings
  • Measure factors that affect installation and arrangement of equipment, such as distances to be spanned by wire and cable
  • Review blueprints to determine customer requirements and consult with assembler regarding schematics, wiring procedures, or conductor paths
  • Visit proposed installation sites and draw rough sketches of location
  • Select drill size to drill test head, according to test design and specifications, and submit guide layout to designated department
  • Plot electrical test points on layout sheets and draw schematics for wiring test fixture heads to frames
  • Train students to use drafting machines and to prepare schematic diagrams, block diagrams, control drawings, logic diagrams, integrated circuit drawings, or interconnection diagrams
  • Supervise or train other technologists, technicians, or drafters
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.