Notify others of equipment repair or maintenance needs.

Notify others of equipment repair or maintenance needs. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 27 occupations and seen in 28 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Notify others of emergencies or problems. in Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates .

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 28 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 3 (11%) 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.

• Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions and report or resolve problems. · Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Notify supervisors or mechanics of equipment malfunctions. · Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Note malfunctions of equipment, instruments, or controls and report these conditions to supervisors. · Nuclear Power Reactor Operators · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Observe and listen to equipment to detect possible malfunctions, such as leaks or plugging, and report malfunctions or undesirable tastes to supervisors. · Food Batchmakers · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Notify supervisors or mechanics of equipment malfunctions. · Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Notify supervisors or other personnel of production problems. · Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · importance 4.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Notify supervisors or repair staff of mechanical malfunctions. · Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams, and report malfunctions to a supervisor. · Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Inspect biomass power plant or processing equipment, recording or reporting damage and mechanical problems. · Biomass Plant Technicians · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Notify maintenance, stationary engineering, or other auxiliary personnel to correct equipment malfunctions or to adjust power, steam, water, or air supplies. · Chemical Plant and System Operators · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Inspect biofuels plant or processing equipment regularly, recording or reporting damage and mechanical problems. · Biofuels Processing Technicians · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Notify supervisors when extruded filaments fail to meet standards. · Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Observe flow of materials and listen for machine malfunctions, such as jamming or spillage, and notify supervisors if corrective actions fail. · Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Maintain and repair equipment, or report malfunctioning equipment to supervisors so that repairs can be scheduled. · Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Listen for malfunction alarms, and shut down equipment and notify supervisors when necessary. · Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Notify maintenance engineers of equipment malfunctions. · Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Notify other workers of defects, and direct them to adjust extruding and forming machines. · Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors. · Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Inspect equipment for leaks, diagnose malfunctions, and request repairs. · Semiconductor Processing Technicians · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Notify supervisors of mechanical malfunctions. · Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Contact maintenance crews when necessary. · Gas Plant Operators · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Notify supervisors of needed repairs. · Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Correct machinery malfunctions by performing actions such as removing jams, and inform supervisors of malfunctions as necessary. · Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Receive outage calls and request necessary personnel during power outages or emergencies. · Power Plant Operators · importance 3.9 · direct LLM exposure
• Make minor electrical and mechanical repairs and adjustments to machines and notify supervisors when major service is required. · Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Observe equipment operations so that malfunctions can be detected, and notify operators of any malfunctions. · Helpers--Production Workers · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Repair or replace machine parts, using hand tools, or notify engineering personnel when corrective action is required. · Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Report lost or broken keys. · Meter Readers, Utilities · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
• Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
• Nuclear Power Reactor Operators
• Food Batchmakers
• Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
• Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
• Biomass Plant Technicians
• Chemical Plant and System Operators
• Biofuels Processing Technicians
• Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
• Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
• Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
• Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
• Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
• Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
• Semiconductor Processing Technicians
• Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Gas Plant Operators
• Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
• Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Helpers--Production Workers
• Meter Readers, Utilities

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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  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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