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Set up equipment

Work activity · O*NET

Set up 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. 59 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.

  • Set equipment guides, stops, spacers, or other fixtures
  • Set up still or video cameras or related equipment
  • Install mechanical components in production equipment
  • Install equipment attachments or components
  • Set up laboratory or field equipment
  • Attach equipment extensions or accessories
  • Attach rigging to objects so they can be moved
  • Prepare film for distribution or use

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 94.8% When Copilot attempts this activity, how often it finishes the task
Scope AI handles 39.6% How much of the activity AI carries within a conversation
Positive user feedback 68.4% Share of interactions users rated positively
How often AI is applied here 72nd 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
Photographers 8
Lighting Technicians 4
Riggers 4
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film 3
Agricultural Equipment Operators 2
Audio and Video Technicians 2
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 2
Fishing and Hunting Workers 2
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 2
Motion Picture Projectionists 2
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 2
Packers and Packagers, Hand 2
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 2
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 2
Roof Bolters, Mining 2
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 2
Agricultural Technicians 1
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers 1
Biochemists and Biophysicists 1
Biological Technicians 1
Chemical Technicians 1
Commercial Divers 1
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 1
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 1
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 1
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 1
Fallers 1
Firefighters 1
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 1
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians 1
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians 1
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants 1
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 1
Machinists 1
Media Technical Directors/Managers 1
Medical Equipment Repairers 1
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1

Showing 40 of 59 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 Set up 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 Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials Roof Bolters, Mining Fallers Agricultural Equipment Operators Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Firefighters Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders Hydroelectric Plant Technicians Engine and Other Machine Assemblers Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants Agricultural Technicians Medical Equipment Repairers Chemical Technicians Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Lighting Technicians Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film Photographers Media Technical Directors/Managers Biochemists and Biophysicists AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that perform Set up 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. "Set up 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/set-up-equipment

APA

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

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-set-up-equipment,
  title  = {Set up 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/set-up-equipment}
}

Citations name the underlying public dataset releases — they reflect what this page is built from, not just the URL.