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Will AI replace electronics engineers?

Part of the work, not the whole job. AI could take on about 55% of the working time in a typical electronics engineer job today. The other 45% still needs a person.

20 responsibilities · a typical electronics engineer job

45% of the work still needs a person.

Still needs a person: 45% of the timeAI could take on: 55%

Evidence range: 43 to 55%. It runs between what has been measured or rated for each responsibility and our figure, which also follows industry-wide research.

Median pay $130,220 a year in the U.S. (BLS, May 2025).

Still needs a person

  • Direct manufacturing and installation activities
  • Discuss projects with engineers and vendors
  • Inspect equipment for safety and code compliance
  • Represent employer at conferences and meetings

AI can do or help with

  • Run electronics CAD and simulation software AI helps
  • Design electronic components and systems AI helps
  • Check project work for technical quality AI helps
  • Support staff and customers on standards AI helps
  • Document proprietary specs and costs AI helps
  • Recommend fixes or design changes AI helps

The biggest responsibilities of each kind. "AI helps" means AI takes on part of the work, or most of it with a person checking what it produces. See all 20, with the reason for each and the cost of handing them to AI.

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Questions people ask

Will AI replace electronics engineers?

Part of the work, not the whole job. AI could take on about 55% of the working time in a typical electronics engineer job today. The other 45% still needs a person. That is a split of the work, not a forecast of jobs lost.

Which parts of the job can AI do?

The biggest ones AI can do or help with: run electronics CAD and simulation software, design electronic components and systems, check project work for technical quality, support staff and customers on standards, document proprietary specs and costs, recommend fixes or design changes.

Which parts still need a person?

The biggest ones: direct manufacturing and installation activities, discuss projects with engineers and vendors, inspect equipment for safety and code compliance, represent employer at conferences and meetings.

How is this measured?

The U.S. Department of Labor lists 20 responsibilities for this job (O*NET 31.0). Each is scored on 4 questions: can AI do it, does it get it right, must a person sign for it, and do people need to deal with a real person. The split is weighted by how much of the job each responsibility takes up. The evidence range is 43 to 55%. It runs between what has been measured or rated for each responsibility and our figure, which also follows industry-wide research. Scores version 0.6.4, updated October 6, 2026.

Responsibilities from O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor). Pay from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025. Scores are calibrated to published research and updated every month. How it works.

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