Align equipment or machinery.

Align equipment or machinery. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 14 occupations and seen in 16 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Position materials or components for assembly. 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 16 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).

The Anthropic Economic Index observes real AI use on 1 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.012% per task.

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.

• Align pads and keys on reed or wind instruments. · Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners · importance 4.9 · no direct exposure
• Align machines or equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, lasers, or plumb bobs. · Millwrights · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Align wheels. · Bicycle Repairers · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline. · Millwrights · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Replace or straighten damaged poles. · Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Align, adjust, or calibrate equipment according to specifications. · Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Align vehicles' front ends. · Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Align wheels, axles, frames, torsion bars, and steering mechanisms of automobiles, using special alignment equipment and wheel-balancing machines. · Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Align, level, and anchor machinery. · Riggers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Set starter locks and align and repair steering or throttle controls, using gauges, screwdrivers, or wrenches. · Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Assemble gear systems, and align frames and gears. · Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Align and balance new equipment after installation. · Maintenance and Repair Workers, General · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Align front ends and suspension systems. · Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
• Install and align repaired or replacement parts for subsequent riveting or welding, using clamps and wrenches. · Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
• Align and secure pattern film on reference tables of optical programmers, and observe enlarger scope views of printed circuit boards. · Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers · importance 3.3 · no direct exposure
• Align car sides for installation of car ends and crossties, using width gauges, turnbuckles, and wrenches. · Rail Car Repairers · importance 3.0 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
• Millwrights
• Bicycle Repairers
• Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
• Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
• Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
• Riggers
• Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians
• Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
• Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
• Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
• Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
• Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
• Rail Car Repairers

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
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “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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  title  = {Align equipment or machinery.},
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  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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