Solder parts or workpieces.

Solder parts or workpieces. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 9 occupations and seen in 11 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Join parts using soldering, welding, or brazing techniques. 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 11 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.

• Assemble electrical or electronic systems or support structures and install components, units, subassemblies, wiring, or assembly casings, using rivets, bolts, soldering or micro-welding equipment. · Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Make repairs, such as enlarging or reducing ring sizes, soldering pieces of jewelry together, and replacing broken clasps and mountings. · Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Shape and solder wire and metal frames or bands for dental products, using soldering irons and hand tools. · Dental Laboratory Technicians · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Connect metal parts or components in hydroelectric plants by welding, soldering, riveting, tapping, bolting, bonding, or screwing. · Hydroelectric Plant Technicians · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Melt and apply solder to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products, using soldering equipment. · Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Melt and apply solder along adjoining edges of workpieces to solder joints, using soldering irons, gas torches, or electric-ultrasonic equipment. · Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Weld tubing and fittings or solder cable ends, using tack welders, induction brazing chambers, or other equipment. · Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Repair broken parts, using precision hand tools and soldering irons. · Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces. · Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
• Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels. · Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 3.2 · no direct exposure
• Wire and solder electrical and electronic connections and components. · Model Makers, Metal and Plastic · importance 2.3 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
• Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
• Dental Laboratory Technicians
• Hydroelectric Plant Technicians
• Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
• Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
• Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
• Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Model Makers, 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.

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  title  = {Solder parts or workpieces.},
  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/solder-parts-or-workpieces}
}