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Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

Install or repair cables or wires used in electrical power or distribution systems. May erect poles and light or heavy duty transmission towers.

AI exposure26 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation12
Freedom to set tasks74
Repeating the same tasks45
$95,320Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+10.3%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (much faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
58Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
60
Monitoring
63
56
Critical Thinking
63
53
Judgment and Decision Making
63
53
Speaking
63
47
Coordination
62
53
Complex Problem Solving
62
53
Active Learning
62
50
Reading Comprehension
61
50
Time Management
61
50
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
44
Writing
60
38
Learning Strategies
58
44
Instructing
58
38
Systems Analysis
57
53
Systems Evaluation
56
47
Service Orientation
56
41
Persuasion
54
41
Mathematics
53
25
Negotiation
52
25
Science
52
19
Management of Personnel Resources
50
47
Operations Analysis
49
22
Installation
48
50
Troubleshooting
47
60
Quality Control Analysis
47
53
Equipment Maintenance
47
50
Equipment Selection
47
41
Technology Design
47
22
Management of Material Resources
47
16
Management of Financial Resources
47
13
Operations Monitoring
46
56
Repairing
46
53
Programming
45
6
Operation and Control
43
56

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
17%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Monitoring, Active Learning

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
17%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Writing, Speaking, Critical Thinking

77/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
5%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Installation, Critical Thinking

74/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$134,050
10-yr growth
+7.7%
Skill gap
17%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Writing, Critical Thinking, Instructing

#6Wind Turbine Service TechniciansInstallation & Repair
73/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$64,120
10-yr growth
+29.5%
Skill gap
12%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, Operations Monitoring, Troubleshooting

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.