Install electrical or electronic parts and hardware in housings or assemblies, using soldering equipment and hand tools.

“Install electrical or electronic parts and hardware in housings or assemblies, using soldering equipment and hand tools.” is a core task performed by Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians. Among the occupation's 29 rated tasks, workers place it 22nd by importance (#8 most important). About 91% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Install commercial or production equipment. in Handling and Moving Objects

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T0.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Develop, test, or program new robots. · importance 4.3
• Test performance of electromechanical assemblies, using test instruments such as oscilloscopes, electronic voltmeters, or bridges. · importance 4.3
• Install or program computer hardware or machine or instrumentation software in microprocessor-based systems. · importance 4.3
• Read blueprints, schematics, diagrams, or technical orders to determine methods and sequences of assembly. · importance 4.2
• Modify, maintain, or repair electrical, electronic, or mechanical components, equipment, or systems to ensure proper functioning. · importance 4.2
• Prepare written documentation of electromechanical test results. · importance 4.2
• Inspect parts for surface defects. · importance 4.1
• Verify part dimensions or clearances to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments. · importance 4.0
• Repair, rework, or calibrate hydraulic or pneumatic assemblies or systems to meet operational specifications or tolerances. · importance 3.9
• Fabricate or assemble mechanical, electrical, or electronic components or assemblies. · importance 3.9
• Align, fit, or assemble component parts, using hand or power tools, fixtures, templates, or microscopes. · importance 3.9
• Select and use laboratory, operational, or diagnostic techniques or test equipment to assess electromechanical circuits, equipment, processes, systems, or subsystems. · importance 3.8
• Operate, test, or maintain robotic equipment used for green production applications, such as waste-to-energy conversion systems, minimization of material waste, or replacement of human operators in dangerous work environments. · importance 3.8
• Produce electrical, electronic, or mechanical drawings or other related documents or graphics necessary for electromechanical design, using computer-aided design (CAD) software. · importance 3.7

See all tasks on the Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians page.

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  = {Install electrical or electronic parts and hardware in housings or assemblies, using soldering equipment and hand tools.},
  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/tasks/task-10894}
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