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Test performance of equipment or systems

Work activity · O*NET

Test performance of equipment or systems is an intermediate work activity in the O*NET database — a concrete task that recurs across many occupations , grouped under Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials. 107 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.

  • Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment
  • Test mechanical equipment to ensure proper functioning
  • Test electrical equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning
  • Conduct test runs of production equipment
  • Test electrical circuits or components for proper functioning
  • Test mechanical systems to ensure proper functioning
  • Measure equipment outputs
  • Test communications equipment to ensure proper functioning

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 92.2% When Copilot attempts this activity, how often it finishes the task
Scope AI handles 18.1% How much of the activity AI carries within a conversation
Positive user feedback 68.0% Share of interactions users rated positively
How often AI is applied here 63rd 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
Wind Turbine Service Technicians 5
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay 4
Electricians 4
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians 4
Photonics Engineers 4
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers 4
Automotive Engineering Technicians 3
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 3
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 3
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 3
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians 3
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners 3
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists 3
Signal and Track Switch Repairers 3
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 3
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 2
Avionics Technicians 2
Commercial Divers 2
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 2
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 2
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 2
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment 2
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 2
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians 2
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 2
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 2
Home Appliance Repairers 2
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 2
Machinists 2
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers 2
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 2
Mechanical Engineers 2
Medical Equipment Repairers 2
Motorcycle Mechanics 2
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 2
Watch and Clock Repairers 2
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders 1
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians 1
Aerospace Engineers 1
Agricultural Engineers 1

Showing 40 of 107 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 Test performance of equipment or systems.. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Motorcycle Mechanics Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers Signal and Track Switch Repairers Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Industrial Machinery Mechanics Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers Automotive Engineering Technicians Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians Agricultural Engineers Marine Engineers and Naval Architects Photonics Engineers AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that perform Test performance of equipment or systems., 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. "Test performance of equipment or systems." 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/test-performance-of-equipment-or-systems

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Test performance of equipment or systems. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activities/test-performance-of-equipment-or-systems

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-test-performance-of-equipment-or-systems,
  title  = {Test performance of equipment or systems},
  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/test-performance-of-equipment-or-systems}
}

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