Repair production equipment or tools.

Repair production equipment or tools. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 28 occupations and seen in 32 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Repair tools or equipment. 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 32 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).

The Anthropic Economic Index observes real AI use on 1 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.002% per task.

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.

• Lubricate, clean, or make minor repairs to machine parts to keep machines in working condition. · Print Binding and Finishing Workers · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Clean, oil, and make minor adjustments or repairs to machinery and equipment, such as opening valves or setting guides. · Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Repair or replace damaged equipment. · Chemical Plant and System Operators · importance 4.3 · 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
• Perform or arrange for repairs, such as complete overhauls, replacement of defective valves, gaskets, or bearings, or fabrication of new parts. · Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Clean, maintain, calibrate, or repair measuring instruments or test equipment, such as dial indicators, fixed gauges, or height gauges. · Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Repair or replace worn or defective needles and other components, using hand tools. · Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Repair and maintain equipment, objects, or parts, using hand tools. · Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using hand tools, or request that repair and maintenance work be performed. · Gas Plant Operators · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Maintain, adjust, and clean equipment, and perform minor repairs. · Prepress Technicians and Workers · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Test and repair or replace electrical equipment, such as circuit breakers, station batteries, cable trays, conduits, or control devices. · Hydroelectric Plant Technicians · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Adjust, clean, or repair products or processing equipment to correct defects found during inspections. · Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Repair or replace worn or defective parts or components, using hand tools. · Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 3.9 · no direct 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
• Repair, maintain, and replace parts on dies. · Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Repair, replace, and maintain furnace equipment as needed, using hand tools. · Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Install, maintain, or repair hoses, pumps, filters, or screens to maintain processing equipment, using hand tools. · Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Repair or replace worn or defective parts or components, using hand tools. · Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Make minor repairs, lubricate, and maintain equipment, using hand tools. · Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Clean, inspect, or lubricate recyclable collection equipment or perform routine maintenance or minor repairs on recycling equipment, such as star gears, finger sorters, destoners, belts, and grinders. · Recycling and Reclamation 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
• Defrost frozen valves, using steam hoses. · Chemical Plant and System Operators · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Maintain, repair, and lubricate equipment, using hand tools and power tools. · Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Repair broken scrolls by replacing them with new sections of tubing. · Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Disassemble and assemble motors, and repair and maintain electrical components and machinery parts, using hand tools. · Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Perform machine maintenance, such as cleaning and oiling equipment, and repair or replace worn or defective parts. · Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Troubleshoot, maintain, and make minor repairs to equipment. · Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Service or repair machinery used in the fabrication of appliances. · Medical Appliance Technicians · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
• Perform minor repairs to machines, such as replacing damaged or worn parts. · Helpers--Production Workers · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
• Perform offshore oil or gas exploration or extraction duties, such as conducting underwater surveys or repairing and maintaining drilling rigs or platforms. · Commercial Divers · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
• Provide assistance to plumbers in repairing or replacing water, sewer, or waste lines, and in daily maintenance activities. · Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators · importance 3.5 · no direct exposure
• Make adjustments or minor repairs, such as tightening leaking gland or pipe joints. · Power Plant Operators · importance 3.5 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Print Binding and Finishing Workers
• Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
• Chemical Plant and System Operators
• Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
• Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
• Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
• Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
• Gas Plant Operators
• Prepress Technicians and Workers
• Hydroelectric Plant Technicians
• Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
• Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Recycling and Reclamation Workers
• Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
• Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers
• Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
• Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
• Medical Appliance Technicians
• Helpers--Production Workers
• Commercial Divers

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
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “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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