Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
Detailed work activity
Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 37 occupations and seen in 52 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Position workpieces or materials on 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 52 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
- Mount and bolt sawing blades or attachments to machine shafts. · Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
- Install or adjust bindery machine devices, such as knives, guides, rollers, rounding forms, creasing rams, or clamps, to accommodate sheets, signatures, or books of specified sizes. · Print Binding and Finishing Workers · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
- Position and adjust cutting tools to specified curvature, dimensions, and depth of cut. · Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
- Install, align, and lock specified punches, dies, cutting blades, or other fixtures in rams or beds of machines, using gauges, templates, feelers, shims, and hand tools. · Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
- Position equipment such as ladles, grinding wheels, pouring nozzles, or crucibles, or signal other workers to position equipment. · Pourers and Casters, Metal · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
- Hold or position spray guns to direct spray onto articles. · Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
- Install attachments to machines for gluing, folding, printing, or cutting. · Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
- Select and mount grinding wheels on machines, according to specifications, using hand tools and applying knowledge of abrasives and grinding procedures. · Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
- Position ply stitcher rollers and drums according to width of stock, using hand tools and gauges. · Tire Builders · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
- Select and install machine components, such as dies, molds, and cutters, according to specifications, using hand tools and measuring devices. · Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
- Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines. · Machinists · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
- Select, install, and adjust alignment of drills, cutters, dies, guides, and holding devices, using templates, measuring instruments, and hand tools. · Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
- Select and install cutting tools and other accessories according to specifications, using hand tools or power tools. · Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 4.3 · 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, adjust, and remove dies, synchronizing cams, forging hammers, and stop guides, using overhead cranes or other hoisting devices, and hand tools. · Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
- Mount and position tools in machine chucks, spindles, or other tool holding devices, using hand tools. · Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
- Install and adjust blades, cutterheads, boring-bits, or sanding-belts, using hand tools and rules. · Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
- Position dies on material in a manner that will obtain the maximum number of parts from each portion of material. · Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
- Start machines and lower cutting tools to beginning points on patterns. · Etchers and Engravers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
- Install dies, machine screws, and sizing rings on machines that extrude thermoplastic or metal materials. · Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
- Install tools in spindles. · Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
- Mount fixtures and industrial coils on machines, using hand tools. · Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
- Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment. · Machinists · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
- Mount attachments and tools, such as pantographs, engravers, or routers, to perform other operations, such as drilling or boring. · Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
- Change dies on extruding machines, according to production line changes. · Extruding and Drawing 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
- Measure, space, and set saw blades, cutters, and perforators, according to product specifications. · Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
- Position, secure, and align cutting tools in toolholders on machines, using hand tools, and verify their positions with measuring instruments. · Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
- Attach and adjust guides, stops, clamps, chucks, or feed mechanisms, using hand tools. · Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
- Install accessories in swaging machines, using hand tools. · Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
- Position, align, and secure arbors, spindles, coils, mandrels, dies, and slitting knives. · Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
- Set up face blocks, jigs, and fixtures. · Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
- Change or replace saw blades, cables, cutter heads, and grinding wheels, using hand tools. · Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
- Insert cutting tools or bits into machines and secure them with wrenches. · Etchers and Engravers · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
- Install equipment, such as spray units, cutting blades, or screens, using hand tools. · Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
- Select and install machine components, such as cutting blades, rollers, and templates, according to specifications, using hand tools. · Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 3.9 · 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
- Select, align, and bolt positioning fixtures, stops, and specified dies to rams and anvils, forging rolls, or presses and hammers. · Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
- Install dies onto machines or presses and coat dies with parting agents, according to work order specifications. · Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
Occupations that perform this
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
- Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
- Print Binding and Finishing Workers
- Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Pourers and Casters, Metal
- Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
- Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Tire Builders
- Machinists
- Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
- Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders
- Etchers and Engravers
- Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
- Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
- Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
- Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
- Sewing Machine Operators
- Helpers--Production Workers
- Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
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. "Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.." 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/mount-attachments-or-tools-onto-production-equipment
Singulariki. (2026). Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/mount-attachments-or-tools-onto-production-equipment
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