Install metering equipment.

Install metering equipment. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 3 occupations and seen in 5 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Install commercial or production 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 5 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.

• Install watt-hour meters and connect service drops between power lines and consumers' facilities. · Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Install, inspect and test electric meters, relays, and power sources to detect causes of malfunctions and inaccuracies, using hand tools and testing equipment. · Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Install regulators and related equipment such as gas meters, odorization units, and gas pressure telemetering equipment. · Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Place and secure automatic counters, using power tools, and retrieve counters after counting periods end. · Traffic Technicians · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Mount and install meters and other electric equipment such as time clocks, transformers, and circuit breakers, using electricians' hand tools. · Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
• Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
• Traffic 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.

@misc{singulariki-install-metering-equipment,
  title  = {Install metering 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-metering-equipment}
}