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Fabricate devices or components

Work activity · O*NET

Fabricate devices or components is an intermediate work activity in the O*NET database — a concrete task that recurs across many occupations , grouped under Handling and Moving Objects. 37 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.

  • Fabricate parts or components
  • Fabricate devices or components
  • Fabricate products or components using machine tools

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 50.0% When Copilot attempts this activity, how often it finishes the task
Scope AI handles 25.0% How much of the activity AI carries within a conversation
Positive user feedback 63.6% Share of interactions users rated positively
How often AI is applied here 16th 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
Sheet Metal Workers 4
Boilermakers 3
Millwrights 3
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians 2
Helpers--Electricians 2
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians 1
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 1
Avionics Technicians 1
Calibration Technologists and Technicians 1
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers 1
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 1
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas 1
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 1
Electricians 1
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles 1
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 1
Glaziers 1
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 1
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 1
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 1
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 1
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1
Mechanical Door Repairers 1
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians 1
Medical Equipment Repairers 1
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 1
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners 1
Photonics Engineers 1
Photonics Technicians 1
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 1
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 1
Rail Car Repairers 1
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons 1
Robotics Technicians 1
Ship Engineers 1
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 1
Watch and Clock Repairers 1
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 37 occupations in occupations that perform Fabricate devices or components.. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers Structural Iron and Steel Workers Helpers--Electricians Boilermakers Rail Car Repairers Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons Locksmiths and Safe Repairers Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Ship Engineers Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners Electricians Robotics Technicians Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers Photonics Technicians Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians Calibration Technologists and Technicians Photonics Engineers AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that perform Fabricate devices or components., 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. "Fabricate devices or components." 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/fabricate-devices-or-components

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Fabricate devices or components. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activities/fabricate-devices-or-components

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-fabricate-devices-or-components,
  title  = {Fabricate devices or components},
  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/fabricate-devices-or-components}
}

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