Repair parts or assemblies.

Repair parts or assemblies. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 8 occupations and seen in 8 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Repair workpieces or products. in Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment .

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 8 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.

• Adjust, repair, rework, or replace parts or assemblies to ensure proper operation. · Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Adjust, repair, or replace electrical or electronic components to correct defects and to ensure conformance to specifications. · Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools, hand tools, or welders. · Tool and Die Makers · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Rework, repair, or replace damaged parts or assemblies. · Engine and Other Machine Assemblers · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Rework or alter component model or parts as required to ensure that products meet standards. · Model Makers, Metal and Plastic · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Repair or modify damaged or defective glass-fiber parts, checking thicknesses, densities, and contours to ensure a close fit after repair. · Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts, using cutting torches, straightening presses, and hand tools. · Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
• Repair parts or equipment. · Parts Salespersons · importance 3.5 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
• Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
• Tool and Die Makers
• Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
• Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
• Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
• Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
• Parts Salespersons

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-repair-parts-or-assemblies,
  title  = {Repair parts or assemblies.},
  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/repair-parts-or-assemblies}
}