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Last Update: 11/21/2025
Your role’s AI Resilience Score is
63.5%
Median Score
Changing Fast
Evolving
Stable
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AI Resilience Report for
Electrical Engineers
They design and create electrical systems and devices, making sure everything works safely and efficiently for things like phones, computers, and power grids.
Summary
Electrical engineering is labeled as "Evolving" because AI tools are increasingly used to help with design and drafting tasks, making these processes faster and more efficient. While AI can handle routine tasks, engineers still play a crucial role in guiding designs and making important decisions, which require human creativity and judgment.
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Electrical engineering is labeled as "Evolving" because AI tools are increasingly used to help with design and drafting tasks, making these processes faster and more efficient. While AI can handle routine tasks, engineers still play a crucial role in guiding designs and making important decisions, which require human creativity and judgment.
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AI Resilience
All scores are converted into percentiles showing where this career ranks among U.S. careers. For models that measure impact or risk, we flip the percentile (subtract it from 100) to derive resilience.
CareerVillage.org's AI Resilience Analysis
AI Task Resilience
Evolving66.7%
66.7%
Microsoft's Working with AI
AI Applicability
Evolving66.8%
66.8%
Anthropic's Economic Index
AI Resilience
Evolving38.8%
38.8%
Will Robots Take My Job
Automation Resilience
Stable73.5%
73.5%
High Demand
Labor Market Outlook
We use BLS employment projections to complement the AI-focused assessments from other sources.
Learn about this scoreGrowth Rate (2024-34):
7.2%
Growth Percentile:
86.5%
Annual Openings:
11.7
Annual Openings Pct:
56.4%
Analysis of Current AI Resilience
Electrical Engineers
Updated Quarterly • Last Update: 11/21/2025
State of Automation & Augmentation
Many design and drafting tasks in electrical engineering are increasingly supported by AI tools. For example, industry reports note that AI-powered CAD systems can quickly generate hundreds of design options and even convert 3D scans into editable models, easing the work of creating technical drawings and schematics [1] [1]. This means routine steps (like setting up CAD models or running simulations) can be automated or greatly sped up.
However, engineers still need to review and guide these designs. As one expert puts it, AI helps free engineers from the “data-driven” grunt work so they can “use their knowledge and experience” to make final decisions [1] [1].
By contrast, we did not find examples of full automation for tasks like writing material specifications or supervising teams. Those duties require human judgment, communication, and safety oversight. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that even with advanced AI, technology usually changes jobs slowly – many occupations still show growth despite automation [2] [2].
In fact, engineering fields have historically grown with new tools: electrical engineer jobs are actually projected to grow about 9% through 2033 [2]. In short, AI today is more of an assistant than a replacement for electrical engineers: it augments tasks like drafting and analysis, while creative design and management stay in human hands [1] [1].
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AI Adoption
Electrical engineering firms have tools ready (AI-enhanced CAD and simulation software) and strong incentives to boost efficiency [1]. Faster design cycles and fewer costly errors are big benefits. However, adoption also depends on cost and trust.
New AI systems can be expensive and require training; engineers must ensure safety and accuracy, so change tends to be cautious. Historically, the BLS finds that new technology affects work slowly rather than suddenly replacing workers [2].
On the other hand, demand for engineers remains high (job growth about 9% by 2033 [2]), so companies are not rushing to cut staff. Socially and ethically, engineers value tools that help them, and experts highlight that AI is meant to enhance skills, not replace engineers [1] [2]. In all, AI is being brought in step by step: routine calculations and design tasks can be automated or AI-augmented, while human creativity, problem-solving, and oversight stay key in electrical engineering [1] [1].
This balanced approach leaves room for engineers to learn new tools while keeping the core of their role.
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Employment & Wage Data
Median Wage
$111,910
Jobs (2024)
192,000
Growth (2024-34)
+7.2%
Annual Openings
11,700
Education
Bachelor's degree
Experience
None
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2024-2034
Task-Level AI Resilience Scores
AI-generated estimates of task resilience over the next 3 years
1
Confer with engineers, customers, or others to discuss existing or potential engineering projects or products.
2
Design, implement, maintain, or improve electrical instruments, equipment, facilities, components, products, or systems for commercial, industrial, or domestic purposes.
3
Direct or coordinate manufacturing, construction, installation, maintenance, support, documentation, or testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, or customer requirements.
4
Supervise or train project team members as necessary.
5
Design electrical systems or components that minimize electric energy requirements, such as lighting systems designed to account for natural lighting.
6
Perform detailed calculations to compute and establish manufacturing, construction, or installation standards or specifications.
7
Plan or implement research methodology or procedures to apply principles of electrical theory to engineering projects.
Tasks are ranked by their AI resilience, with the most resilient tasks shown first. Core tasks are essential functions of this occupation, while supplemental tasks provide additional context.
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