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EXPOSURE TO AI
13%
RESILIENT
OBSERVED IN REAL USE · Anthropic 2026
0%
of this role’s work is already showing up in real Claude usage (Anthropic Economic Index).
Certified irreplaceable. For now, gloriously human.

13% of this role’s O*NET tasks are within reach of today’s AI. That is the core-weighted exposure score from Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”). It measures a capability ceiling, not a headcount forecast. Certified hard to automate. Today’s AI barely touches the core of this one.

WHAT AI CAN ALREADY DO
  • Record maintenance information, including test results, material usage, and repairs made
  • Record meter readings and installation data on meter cards, work orders, or field service orders, or enter data into hand-held computers
  • Recommend and write up specifications for changes in hardware, such as house wiring
  • Report hazardous field situations and damaged or missing meters
  • Collect money due on delinquent accounts
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
  • Disassemble and repair mechanical control devices or valves, such as regulators, thermostats, or hydrants, using power tools, hand tools, and cutting torches
  • Lubricate wearing surfaces of mechanical parts, using oils or other lubricants
  • Calibrate instrumentation, such as meters, gauges, and regulators, for pressure, temperature, flow, and level
  • Install, inspect and test electric meters, relays, and power sources to detect causes of malfunctions and inaccuracies, using hand tools and testing equipment
  • Test valves and regulators for leaks and accurate temperature and pressure settings, using precision testing equipment
THE HONEST PART. A percentage is not a pink slip. High exposure usually means a role shrinks and shifts toward judgment, direction and responsibility: the parts a model can’t sign its name to. Exposure ≠ displacement. Breathe.
SOURCES: O*NET 30.3 occupational tasks · Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”,arXiv:2303.10130) · Anthropic Economic Index 2026 (CC-BY)  | how this is calculated  | last updated 2026-07-16