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Automation index

How much of a Fibre technician’s job can AI already do?

An OTDR comes earlier. Splicing in the chamber so the customer can browse do not.

This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

Fibre technician

Where the time goes

Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.

The time saving for each task is estimated separately.

TaskShareAIPoints
Route, OTDR and the splice log.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

16%40%+6.4
Chamber, splice and the fibre that breaks.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

18%12%+2.2
CTO, drop and the customer who sees no light.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

16%28%+4.5
Pole, façade and the missing permit.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

16%22%+3.5
Rain, the cover and not leaving the chamber open.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

18%18%+3.2
That they can browse, and not leaving a dirty splice.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

16%12%+1.9
Total100%22%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low

Skills and activities

  • splice fibre
  • OTDR
  • chambers
  • CTO
  • drops
  • fibre strands
  • poles
  • splice logs

Sources for this job· O*NET 49-2022.00· ESCO/ISCO 7422

Electronics engineer

Where the time goes

Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.

The time saving for each task is estimated separately.

TaskShareAIPoints
Schematic, simulation and PCB layout.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

18%48%+8.6
Firmware, tests and bench.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

16%32%+5.1
Vendors, prototypes and certifications.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

16%22%+3.5
Debug EMC and field faults.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

16%18%+2.9
Documentation, versioning and quality.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

18%16%+2.9
Not sending a blind board to manufacture.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

16%14%+2.2
Total100%25%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low

Skills and activities

  • Schematic, simulation and PCB layout
  • Firmware, tests and bench
  • Vendors, prototypes and certifications
  • Debug EMC and field faults
  • Documentation, versioning and quality
  • Not sending a blind board to manufacture
  • ingeniero electronico
  • electronics engineer

Sources for this job· O*NET 17-2072.00· ESCO/ISCO 2152

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