Assemble machines according to specifications, using hand or power tools and measuring devices.

“Assemble machines according to specifications, using hand or power tools and measuring devices.” is a core task performed by Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers. Among the occupation's 25 rated tasks, workers place it 6th by importance (#20 most important). About 83% 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.

• Assemble equipment or components. 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

• Reassemble machines after making repairs or replacing parts. · importance 4.4
• Converse with customers to determine details of equipment problems. · importance 4.4
• Disassemble machines to examine parts, such as wires, gears, or bearings for wear or defects, using hand or power tools and measuring devices. · importance 4.3
• Advise customers concerning equipment operation, maintenance, or programming. · importance 4.3
• Align, adjust, or calibrate equipment according to specifications. · importance 4.2
• Repair, adjust, or replace electrical or mechanical components or parts, using hand tools, power tools, or soldering or welding equipment. · importance 4.2
• Travel to customers' stores or offices to service machines or to provide emergency repair service. · importance 4.2
• Maintain parts inventories and order any additional parts needed for repairs. · importance 4.2
• Reinstall software programs or adjust settings on existing software to fix machine malfunctions. · importance 4.2
• Operate machines to test functioning of parts or mechanisms. · importance 4.2
• Clean, oil, or adjust mechanical parts to maintain machines' operating efficiency and to prevent breakdowns. · importance 4.2
• Maintain records of equipment maintenance work or repairs. · importance 4.1
• Test new systems to ensure that they are in working order. · importance 4.1
• Complete repair bills, shop records, time cards, or expense reports. · importance 4.1

See all tasks on the Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 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  = {Assemble machines according to specifications, using hand or power tools and measuring devices.},
  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-11629}
}