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Power Plant Operator
🇺🇸 United States · EngineeringWatch closely#422 of 790 jobs in the United States · Among the safest 47%
My Job Lifespan
7 yrs 11 mo
00days 00:00:00:000
until AI starts replacing people in this job
Sep 8, 2034 · 2904 days left
Robots patrol and AI tunes plants; IBEW contracts only set layoff order, and coal retirements plus control-room automation shrink shifts by the mid-2030s.
AI vs Humans: whose side are you on?
Replacement riskMedium
Human share in 204640%
Growth 24–34−3%
Estimated AI timeline
AI impact · Shrinking2026 · Now2041
Likely range 4 yrs 11 mo – 12 yrs 11 mo
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#422 of 790 jobs in the United States — you get replaced sooner than 42% of jobs.
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