Lay cables to connect equipment.

Lay cables to connect equipment. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 6 occupations and seen in 10 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Connect components or supply lines to equipment or tools. 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 10 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.

• Feed cables through access holes, roof spaces, or cavity walls to reach fixture outlets, positioning and terminating cables, wires, or strapping. · Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Run new speaker and electrical cables. · Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Run appropriate power, ground, or coaxial cables. · Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• String cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches, and pull lines to proper tension. · Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks. · Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Lay underground cable directly in trenches, or string it through conduits running through trenches. · Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks. · Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Lay cable and hook up electrical connections between machines, power sources, and phone lines. · Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers · importance 3.5 · no direct exposure
• Pull cable through ducts by hand or with winches. · Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · importance 3.5 · no direct exposure
• Lay underground cable directly in trenches, or string it through conduit running through the trenches. · Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · importance 3.4 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
• Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles
• Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers
• Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
• Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
• Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine 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
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-lay-cables-to-connect-equipment,
  title  = {Lay cables to connect 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/lay-cables-to-connect-equipment}
}