Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.
Detailed work activity
Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 29 occupations and seen in 42 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas. in Performing General Physical Activities .
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 42 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 0.002% 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.
- Check and maintain diving equipment, such as helmets, masks, air tanks, harnesses, or gauges. · Commercial Divers · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
- Clean, rinse, and dry timepiece parts, using solutions and ultrasonic or mechanical watch-cleaning machines. · Watch and Clock Repairers · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
- Clean and lubricate parts. · Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
- Perform routine maintenance such as cleaning and oiling parts, honing cylinders, and tuning ignition systems. · Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
- Clean and lubricate cameras and polish camera lenses, using cleaning materials and work aids. · Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
- Reassemble units after repairs are made, making adjustments and cleaning and lubricating parts as needed. · Home Appliance Repairers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
- Clean, lubricate, or adjust parts, equipment, or machinery. · Industrial Machinery Mechanics · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
- Clean, oil, or adjust mechanical parts to maintain machines' operating efficiency and to prevent breakdowns. · Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
- Service and maintain aircraft and related apparatus by performing activities such as flushing crankcases, cleaning screens, and or moving parts. · Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
- Steam-clean polishing and buffing wheels to remove abrasives and bonding materials, and spray, brush, or recoat surfaces as necessary. · Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
- Repair, replace, and clean equipment and components such as circuit breakers, brushes, and commutators. · Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
- Clean and oil machine parts. · Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
- Clean or maintain tools or test equipment. · Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
- Clean, lubricate, and perform other routine maintenance work on equipment and vehicles. · Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
- Scrape and clean units or parts, using cleaning solvents and equipment such as buffing wheels. · Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
- Replace and clean electrical or electronic components. · Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
- Clean or lubricate vehicles, machinery, equipment, instruments, tools, work areas, and other objects, using hand tools, power tools, and cleaning equipment. · Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
- Remove hardened material from machines or machine parts, using abrasives, power and hand tools, jackhammers, sledgehammers, or other equipment. · Maintenance Workers, Machinery · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
- Clean parts by spraying them with grease solvent or immersing them in tanks of solvent. · Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
- Clean and maintain tools, test equipment, and motor vehicles. · Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
- Chip slag from linings of ladles or remove linings when beyond repair, using hammers and chisels. · Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
- Clean or lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, or other parts of machinery. · Maintenance and Repair Workers, General · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
- Install, inspect, clean, or repair piping or valves. · Commercial Divers · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
- Clean internal compartments and moving parts, using rags and cleaning compounds. · Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
- Clean, refuel, and change oil in line service aircraft. · Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
- Clean cells, cell assemblies, glassware, leads, electrical connections, and battery poles, using scrapers, steam, water, emery cloths, power grinders, or acid. · Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
- Clean machines and machine parts, using cleaning solvents, cloths, air guns, hoses, vacuums, or other equipment. · Maintenance Workers, Machinery · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
- Clean and reinstall parts. · Home Appliance Repairers · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
- Clean engines, sediment bulk and screens, and carburetors, adjusting carburetor float levels. · Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
- Clean, lubricate, and touch up minor defects on newly installed or repaired appliances. · Home Appliance Repairers · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
- Perform scheduled maintenance, and clean units and components. · Rail Car Repairers · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
- Clean lenses of lamps with cloths and solvents. · Signal and Track Switch Repairers · importance 3.5 · no direct exposure
- Clean and dress machine surfaces and component parts. · Riggers · importance 3.5 · no direct exposure
- Prepare work stations for use by mechanics and repairers. · Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers · importance 3.3 · no direct exposure
- Maintain or repair lab equipment. · Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 3.2 · no direct exposure
- Clean plant growth, scale, paint, soil, or rust from meter housings, using wire brushes, scrapers, buffers, sandblasters, or cleaning compounds. · Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door · importance 3.1 · no direct exposure
- Clean sides of whitewall tires. · Tire Repairers and Changers · importance 3.1 · no direct exposure
- Clean, strip, prime, and sand structural surfaces and materials to prepare them for bonding. · Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · importance 3.1 · no direct exposure
- Clean switches and replace contact points, using vacuum hoses, solvents, and hand tools. · Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers · importance 3.0 · no direct exposure
- Clean door closer parts, using caustic soda, rotary brushes, or grinding wheels. · Mechanical Door Repairers · importance 2.8 · no direct exposure
Occupations that perform this
- Commercial Divers
- Watch and Clock Repairers
- Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
- Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
- Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
- Home Appliance Repairers
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
- Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
- Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
- Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
- Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
- Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
- Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles
- Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
- Maintenance Workers, Machinery
- Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
- Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
- Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
- Rail Car Repairers
- Signal and Track Switch Repairers
- Riggers
- Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
- Tire Repairers and Changers
- Mechanical Door Repairers
- Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
- Hydrologic Technicians
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.
Cite this page
Singulariki. "Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from 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. https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/clean-equipment-parts-or-tools-to-repair-or-maintain-them-in-good-working-order
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