Position construction or extraction equipment.

Position construction or extraction equipment. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 8 occupations and seen in 12 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Position tools or 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 12 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.

• Position bolting machines, and insert drill bits into chucks. · Roof Bolters, Mining · importance 4.9 · no direct exposure
• Take actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, or falling objects. · Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Coordinate machine actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members. · Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Align machines, cutterheads, or depth gauge makers with reference stakes and guidelines or ground or position equipment, following hand signals of other workers. · Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Reposition machines to make additional holes or cuts. · Continuous Mining Machine Operators · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives. · Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Position and align derrick elements, using harnesses and platform climbing devices. · Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Place and install screens, casings, pumps, and other well fixtures to develop wells. · Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Assemble and position machines, augers, casing pipes, and other equipment, using hand and power tools. · Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Position and prepare truck-mounted derricks at drilling areas specified on field maps. · Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples. · Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Raise, lower, or position equipment, tools, and materials, using hoist, hand line, or block and tackle. · Helpers--Electricians · importance 3.4 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Roof Bolters, Mining
• Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
• Continuous Mining Machine Operators
• Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
• Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
• Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
• Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
• Helpers--Electricians

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  = {Position construction or extraction 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/position-construction-or-extraction-equipment}
}