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Disassemble equipment

Work activity · O*NET

Disassemble equipment is an intermediate work activity in the O*NET database — a concrete task that recurs across many occupations , grouped under Handling and Moving Objects. 66 occupations report doing it as part of their work.

What it involves

The most common detailed activities O*NET records under this category, ranked by how many occupation tasks map to each.

  • Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair
  • Remove accessories, tools, or other parts from equipment
  • Remove parts or components from equipment
  • Dismantle equipment or temporary structures
  • Disassemble equipment to inspect for deficiencies
  • Dismantle heavy equipment or machinery
  • Remove parts or components from vehicles
  • Disable door locks

How AI is applied to this activity

Microsoft's "Working with AI" study mapped real Bing Copilot conversations to O*NET work activities. The figures below are their measurements for this activity — they describe how AI is used today in one assistant's data, not a forecast that the activity will be automated.

AI completes it successfully 97.0% When Copilot attempts this activity, how often it finishes the task
Scope AI handles 28.7% How much of the activity AI carries within a conversation
Positive user feedback 66.7% Share of interactions users rated positively
How often AI is applied here 49th pct Percentile across all measured activities by how often AI performs them

Source: Microsoft "Working with AI" (working-with-ai). A high completion rate means AI can assist the activity in isolation — it does not mean an occupation that performs it is being automated, since every job blends many activities.

Detailed work activities

The more granular units of work O*NET groups under this activity, ordered by how many occupations perform them.

Occupations that perform this activity

Ranked by how many of the occupation's tasks map to this activity.

Occupation Tasks
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 3
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 3
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 3
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door 3
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 3
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 2
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 2
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 2
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 2
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 2
Furniture Finishers 2
Mechanical Door Repairers 2
Millwrights 2
Motorcycle Mechanics 2
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics 2
Rail Car Repairers 2
Tire Repairers and Changers 2
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers 1
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers 1
Bicycle Repairers 1
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 1
Calibration Technologists and Technicians 1
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers 1
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 1
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers 1
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 1
Construction Laborers 1
Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers 1
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles 1
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 1
Gem and Diamond Workers 1
Glaziers 1
Helpers--Extraction Workers 1
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 1
Highway Maintenance Workers 1
Home Appliance Repairers 1
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 1
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 1
Lighting Technicians 1

Showing 40 of 66 occupations.

Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 39 occupations in occupations that perform Disassemble equipment.. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Helpers--Extraction Workers Tire Repairers and Changers Construction Laborers Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Rail Car Repairers Glaziers Furniture Finishers Locksmiths and Safe Repairers Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians Industrial Machinery Mechanics Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door Gem and Diamond Workers Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Lighting Technicians Calibration Technologists and Technicians AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that perform Disassemble equipment., by AI task-overlap and median pay

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

Cite this page
Plain

Singulariki. "Disassemble equipment." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/activities/disassemble-equipment

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Disassemble equipment. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activities/disassemble-equipment

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-disassemble-equipment,
  title  = {Disassemble equipment},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/activities/disassemble-equipment}
}

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