Can AI Replace Lighting Technicians in 2026?

Lower exposure. AI could handle about 21% of today's lighting technicians tasks by 2036, and there is a 11% chance the number of jobs falls by a fifth or more. AI mostly assists people in this role.

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Timeline

Year2030

Tasks AI can do

11%

Headcount (2025 = 100)

Chance of 20%+ fewer jobs

9% 2030 · 11% 2036

One person could cover, 2036

~1 roles

Share of today's tasks AI can perform

Headcount index, 2025 = 100 (dashed line)

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Try an AI tool on one task you'd normally do by hand: "Program lighting consoles or load automated lighting control systems onto consoles".Learn one AI tool well enough to show it in an interview, for: "Match light fixture settings, such as brightness and color, to lighting design plans".Get visibly better at your human core: "Assess safety of wiring or equipment set-up to determine the risk of fire or electrical shock".Rewrite the top of your CV around judgment, people and decisions, not routine output.

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Based on 16 O*NET tasks for "Lighting Technicians" (SOC 27-4015.00). LLM alone: 6% of tasks; with AI tools: 25%. Projections are a model, not official statistics. How we calculate this · Data version 2026-10