Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair.
Detailed work activity
Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 36 occupations and seen in 38 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Disassemble equipment. 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 38 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.
- Disassemble instruments and parts for repair and adjustment. · Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
- Dismantle engines and repair or replace defective parts, such as magnetos, carburetors, or generators. · Motorcycle Mechanics · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
- Dismantle defective machines for repair, using hand tools. · Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
- Disassemble equipment to gain access to defect, using hand tools. · Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
- Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers. · Medical Equipment Repairers · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
- Disassemble appliances so that problems can be diagnosed and repairs can be made. · Home Appliance Repairers · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
- Disassemble, clean, and reassemble sprayers or power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths. · Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
- Remove engines from equipment, and position and bolt engines to repair stands. · Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
- Disassemble axles to repair, adjust, and replace defective parts, using hand tools. · Bicycle Repairers · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
- Disassemble machinery or equipment to remove parts and make repairs. · Industrial Machinery Mechanics · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
- Dismantle machines and remove parts for repair, using hand tools, chain falls, jacks, cranes, or hoists. · Maintenance Workers, Machinery · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
- Tear down, repair, and rebuild faulty assemblies, such as power systems, steering systems, and linkages. · Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
- Disassemble timepieces such as watches, clocks, and chronometers so that repairs can be made. · Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
- Remove damaged sections of vehicles using metal-cutting guns, air grinders and wrenches, and install replacement parts using wrenches or welding equipment. · Automotive Body and Related Repairers · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
- Disassemble mechanical or electrical locking devices, and repair or replace worn tumblers, springs, and other parts, using hand tools. · Locksmiths and Safe Repairers · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
- Disassemble defective equipment so that repairs can be made, using hand tools. · Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
- Dismantle machines or equipment, using hand tools or power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed. · Machinists · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
- Disassemble machines to maintain, repair, or replace broken or worn parts, using hand or power tools. · Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
- Separate tubed tires from wheels, using rubber mallets and metal bars or mechanical tire changers. · Tire Repairers and Changers · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
- Disassemble units and inspect parts for wear, using micrometers, calipers, and gauges. · Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
- Disassemble units such as water pumps, control valves, and compressors so that repairs can be made. · Rail Car Repairers · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
- Disassemble equipment to repair it or to replace parts, such as nozzles, punches, and filters. · Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
- Disassemble and inspect motors to locate defective parts, using mechanic's hand tools and gauges. · Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
- Disassemble and repair mechanical control devices or valves, such as regulators, thermostats, or hydrants, using power tools, hand tools, and cutting torches. · Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
- Disassemble items to prepare them for finishing, using hand tools. · Furniture Finishers · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
- Disassemble broken or defective equipment to facilitate repair and reassemble equipment when repairs are complete. · Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
- Disassemble and assemble motors, and repair and maintain electrical components and machinery parts, using hand tools. · Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
- Remove housings, feed tubes, tool holders, or other accessories to replace worn or broken parts, such as springs or bushings. · Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
- Disassemble defective parts or components, such as inaccurate or worn gauges or measuring instruments. · Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
- Remove or disassemble defective automatic mechanical door closers, using hand tools. · Mechanical Door Repairers · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
- Dismantle machines, equipment, or devices to access and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, or power tools. · Maintenance and Repair Workers, General · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
- Dismantle meters, and replace or adjust defective parts such as cases, shafts, gears, disks, and recording mechanisms, using soldering irons and hand tools. · Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
- Disassemble sizing mills removed from rolling lines, and sort and store parts. · Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
- Disassemble units to replace parts or to crate them for shipping. · Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
- Disassemble entertainment equipment and repair or replace loose, worn, or defective components and wiring, using hand tools and soldering irons. · Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
- Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts, using cutting torches, straightening presses, and hand tools. · Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
- Dismantle lapping, boring, cutting, polishing, and shaping equipment and machinery to clean and lubricate it. · Gem and Diamond Workers · importance 3.2 · no direct exposure
- Disassemble and store equipment after performances. · Lighting Technicians · no direct exposure
Occupations that perform this
- Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
- Motorcycle Mechanics
- Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
- Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
- Medical Equipment Repairers
- Home Appliance Repairers
- Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
- Bicycle Repairers
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- Maintenance Workers, Machinery
- Automotive Body and Related Repairers
- Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters
- Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
- Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
- Machinists
- Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Tire Repairers and Changers
- Rail Car Repairers
- Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians
- Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
- Furniture Finishers
- Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
- Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
- Mechanical Door Repairers
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
- Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
- Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- Gem and Diamond Workers
- Lighting 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
- “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. "Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair.." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/disassemble-equipment-for-maintenance-or-repair
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