Install mechanical components in production equipment.

Install mechanical components in production equipment. 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 Set up 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 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.

• Mount, install, align, and secure tools, attachments, fixtures, and workpieces on machines, using hand tools and precision measuring instruments. · Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Change press plates, blankets, or cylinders, as required. · Printing Press Operators · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Install, level, and align machine components such as gears, chains, guides, dies, cutters, or needles to set up machinery for operation. · Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Install or calibrate electrical or mechanical equipment, such as motors, engines, switchboards, relays, switch gears, meters, pumps, hydraulics, or flood channels. · Hydroelectric Plant Technicians · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Align, fit, assemble, connect, or install system components, using jigs, fixtures, measuring instruments, hand tools, or power tools. · Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment. · Machinists · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Install equipment such as guides, guards, gears, cooling equipment, and rolls, using hand tools. · Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Install, level, and align machine components such as gears, chains, guides, dies, cutters, or needles to set up machinery for operation. · Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Install, level, and align components, such as gears, chains, guides, dies, cutters, or needles, to set up machinery for operation. · Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Install, level, and align components such as gears, chains, dies, cutters, and needles. · Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Install, maintain, or repair hoses, pumps, filters, or screens to maintain processing equipment, using hand tools. · Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Assemble equipment, and attach pipes, fittings, or valves, using hand tools. · Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Install holding fixtures, cams, gears, and stops to control stock and tool movement, using hand tools, power tools, and measuring instruments. · Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
• Select, install, and adjust machine components, including pressing forms, rollers, and guides, using hoists and hand tools. · Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
• Printing Press Operators
• Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Hydroelectric Plant Technicians
• Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
• Machinists
• Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
• Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

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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  title  = {Install mechanical components in production equipment.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/install-mechanical-components-in-production-equipment}
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