Remove accessories, tools, or other parts from equipment.

Remove accessories, tools, or other parts from equipment. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 11 occupations and seen in 13 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Disassemble 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 13 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.

• Remove and replace dull cutting tools. · Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Maintain machines and remove and replace broken or worn machine tools, using hand tools. · Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · importance 4.4 · 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
• Remove accessories prior to finishing, and mask areas that should not be exposed to finishing processes or substances. · Furniture Finishers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Remove holding devices and finished items from machines. · Sewing Machine Operators · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Remove and replace worn parts, bits, belts, sandpaper, or shaping tools. · Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Remove spindles from machines and bobbins from spindles. · Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Remove and replace worn or broken machine parts, using hand tools. · Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Remove dies from machines when production runs are finished. · Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Remove molds, mold components, and feeder tubes from machinery after production is complete. · Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Remove parts, such as dies, from machines after production runs are finished. · Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Remove housings, feed tubes, tool holders, or other accessories to replace worn or broken parts, such as springs or bushings. · Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Remove or add stencils during blasting to create differing cut depths, intricate designs, or rough, pitted finishes. · Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
• Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Furniture Finishers
• Sewing Machine Operators
• Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
• Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
• Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing

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-remove-accessories-tools-or-other-parts-from-equipment,
  title  = {Remove accessories, tools, or other parts from 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/remove-accessories-tools-or-other-parts-from-equipment}
}