Adjust equipment controls to regulate coolant flow.

Adjust equipment controls to regulate coolant flow. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 14 occupations and seen in 14 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance. in Handling and Moving Objects .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 14 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 0 (0%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Regulate supplies of fuel and air, or control flow of electric current and water coolant to heat furnaces and adjust temperatures. · Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Turn valves to circulate water through cores, or spray water on filled molds to cool and solidify metal. · Pourers and Casters, Metal · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Turn valves to direct flow of coolant against cutting wheels and workpieces during grinding. · Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Turn controls to adjust machine functions, such as regulating air pressure, creating vacuums, and adjusting coolant flow. · Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Admit required amounts of water, steam, cooking oils, or compressed air into equipment, such as by opening water valves to cool mixtures to the desired consistency. · Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Turn valves and direct flow of coolants or cutting oil over cutting areas. · Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Brush or spray lubricating compounds on workpieces, or turn valve handles and direct flow of coolant against tools and workpieces. · Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Control coolant systems. · Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Fill oil cups, adjust valves, and observe gauges to control flow of metal coolants and lubricants onto workpieces. · Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Start machines and turn handwheels or valves to engage feeding, cooling, and lubricating mechanisms. · Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Turn valves to start flow of coolant against cutting areas or to start airflow that blows cuttings away from kerfs. · Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Turn valves or pull levers to start and regulate the flow of coolant or lubricant to work areas. · Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Activate mechanical rakes to regulate flow of ice from storage bins to vats. · Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders · importance 3.5 · no direct exposure
• Turn valve handles to direct the flow of coolant onto work areas or to coat disks with spinning compounds. · Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 3.5 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
• Pourers and Casters, Metal
• Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
• Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
• Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
• Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

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.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

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

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  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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