Test components or circuits of faulty equipment to locate defects, using oscilloscopes, signal generators, ammeters, voltmeters, or special diagnostic software programs.

“Test components or circuits of faulty equipment to locate defects, using oscilloscopes, signal generators, ammeters, voltmeters, or special diagnostic software programs.” is a core task performed by Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers. Among the occupation's 25 rated tasks, workers place it 7th by importance (#19 most important). About 85% 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.

• Test performance of equipment or systems. in Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials

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: T1.

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  = {Test components or circuits of faulty equipment to locate defects, using oscilloscopes, signal generators, ammeters, voltmeters, or special diagnostic software programs.},
  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-11636}
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