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🇬🇧 UKSOC 5243· Skilled Metal, Electrical and Electronic Trades

TV, video and audio servicers and repairers

TV, video and audio engineers install, service and repair domestic television, video and audio appliances.

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5,700
currently employed
5,758
projected 2035
Declining
6 tasks scored2 AI Assists4 Human-Led

Task Bundle Breakdown

How AI interacts with this occupation's task bundle

33%
67%
0%
AI automates
33%
AI assists
67%
Human-led

Task-by-Task Breakdown

Every task scored individually — sorted highest to lowest AI exposure

44

uses electronic testing equipment to diagnose faults and check voltages and resistance

AI Assists

AI tools can interpret readings from electronic testing equipment and cross-reference fault codes against component databases to suggest diagnoses, but the technician must physically operate the equipment and apply contextual judgment.

33

examines equipment and observes reception to determine nature of defect

AI Assists

AI-powered diagnostic apps can suggest likely fault causes based on symptoms described, but the physical observation of reception quality and equipment condition still requires a trained human on-site.

22

carries out service tasks such as cleaning and insulation testing according to schedule

Human-Led

AI can help schedule and log service tasks digitally, but the actual cleaning, insulation testing, and physical inspection must be carried out by a human technician.

22

installs, services and repairs aerials and satellite dishes

Human-Led

AI can assist with signal analysis software or suggest optimal dish alignment angles using location data, but physical installation and adjustment of aerials and satellite dishes requires hands-on work at height.

11

dismantles equipment and repairs or replaces faulty components or wiring

Human-Led

Physically dismantling equipment and replacing components requires manual dexterity and hands-on skill that current AI and robotics cannot replicate in a field service context.

11

re-assembles equipment, tests for correct functioning and makes any necessary further adjustments

Human-Led

Re-assembly and functional testing requires physical manipulation and real-time sensory judgment that AI cannot perform in the field.

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How is this calculated?▾

Task weights — each task is weighted by its O*NET frequency rating. Where frequency data is absent, equal weighting is applied.

AI time reduction — tasks scored as "AI Automates" assume 80% time saving; "AI Assists" assumes 40%; "Human-Led" assumes 5%.

Salary equivalent — annual hours saved × (salary ÷ 1,800 working hours/year).

Value at risk — salary × share of role time in AI-automate or AI-assist tasks.

Figures are indicative estimates for planning purposes, not guarantees of productivity gain or job loss risk.