Repair templates, patterns, or molds.

Repair templates, patterns, or molds. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 5 occupations and seen in 5 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 5 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.

• Repair and maintain metal forms and equipment, using hand tools, sledges, and bars. · Pourers and Casters, Metal · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Repair broken or damaged patterns. · Patternmakers, Wood · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Repair and rework templates and patterns. · Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Repair mold defects, such as cracks or broken edges, using patterns, mold boxes, or hand tools. · Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Repair or replace damaged molds, pipes, belts, chains, or other equipment, using hand tools, hand-powered presses, or jib cranes. · Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Pourers and Casters, Metal
• Patternmakers, Wood
• Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
• Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
• Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

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-templates-patterns-or-molds,
  title  = {Repair templates, patterns, or molds.},
  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-templates-patterns-or-molds}
}