Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers
Machines can already do 17% of this job's tasks. By 2035 that rises to 45%. The job changes before it disappears.
Share of the work machines can do
Worldwide baseline, 2026 to 2050
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers in 2026: the short answer
- Today: machines can do 17% of this job's tasks, and AI use is already seen in 0% of them.
- Forecast: machines can do half of its tasks by 2037, and 45% by 2035, according to the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit.
- Size: 19,780 people do this job in the United States, on a median pay of $52,600 a year.
- Contact with people: it scores 77% for contact with people.
- Also called: A/V Installation Tech (Audio Visual Installation Technician), A/V Installer (Audio Visual Installer), Electronic Tech (Electronic Technician), Field Service Tech (Field Service Technician).
Updated by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit. These are worldwide baseline figures; the Workforce Starburst shows them for your country. Go deeper: How ready am I? or an executive briefing.
How the work changes, task by task
The tasks that take up most of the day, with the share of each that machines can do in 2026 (dark) and 2035 (pink). Worldwide baseline.
| Task | Share of the day | Machines can do | 2026 to 2035 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Install, service, and repair electronic equipment or instruments such as televisions, radios, and videocassette recorders | 24% | 3% to 30% | |
| Make service calls to repair units in customers' homes, or return units to shops for major repairs | 13% | 3% to 30% | |
| Position or mount speakers, and wire speakers to consoles | 12% | 20% to 60% | |
| Calibrate and test equipment, and locate circuit and component faults, using hand and power tools and measuring and testing instruments such as resistance meters and oscilloscopes | 11% | 3% to 30% | |
| Confer with customers to determine the nature of problems or to explain repairs | 9% | 30% to 54% | |
| Tune or adjust equipment and instruments to obtain optimum visual or auditory reception, according to specifications, manuals, and drawings | 8% | 3% to 30% | |
| Read and interpret electronic circuit diagrams, function block diagrams, specifications, engineering drawings, and service manuals | 5% | 55% to 85% | |
| Keep records of work orders and test and maintenance reports | 5% | 70% to 95% |
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The skills audiovisual equipment installers and repairers use most, most used first.
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When will machines do half of the tasks of Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers?
Machines can do half of its tasks by 2037. That is the worldwide baseline from the 311 Workforce Starburst, before adjusting for country.
Will AI take the job of audiovisual equipment installers and repairers?
Machines can do 17% of the tasks of audiovisual equipment installers and repairers today and 45% by 2035. The job changes before it disappears: the routine tasks move first.
Sources and citing
Tasks and their share of the day: O*NET 31.0, occupation 49-2097.00 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0). Pay and jobs: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. AI use today: Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Scoring and forecast: the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit; after 2035 the figures extend each trend, with lower confidence. Foresight, not advice.
Cite as: 311 Institute (2026). Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers: the outlook to 2050. 311 Workforce Starburst. https://www.311institute.com/jobs/audiovisual-equipment-installers-and-repairers/