Install telephone station equipment, such as intercommunication systems, transmitters, receivers, relays, and ringers, and related apparatus, such as coin collectors, telephone booths, and switching-key equipment.

“Install telephone station equipment, such as intercommunication systems, transmitters, receivers, relays, and ringers, and related apparatus, such as coin collectors, telephone booths, and switching-key equipment.” is a supplemental task performed by Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers. Among the occupation's 40 rated tasks, workers place it 7th by importance (#34 most important). About 45% 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

• Demonstrate equipment to customers and explain its use, responding to any inquiries or complaints. · importance 4.4
• Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools. · importance 4.3
• Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation. · importance 4.3
• Climb poles and ladders, use truck-mounted booms, and enter areas such as manholes and cable vaults to install, maintain, or inspect equipment. · importance 4.3
• Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks. · importance 4.2
• Run wires between components and to outside cable systems, connecting them to wires from telephone poles or underground cable accesses. · importance 4.2
• Drive crew trucks to and from work areas. · importance 4.2
• Test connections to ensure that power supplies are adequate and that communications links function. · importance 4.1
• Note differences in wire and cable colors so that work can be performed correctly. · importance 4.1
• Inspect equipment on a regular basis to ensure proper functioning. · importance 4.1
• Remove loose wires and other debris after work is completed. · importance 4.0
• Collaborate with other workers to locate and correct malfunctions. · importance 4.0
• Repair or replace faulty equipment, such as defective and damaged telephones, wires, switching system components, and associated equipment. · importance 4.0
• Route and connect cables and lines to switches, switchboard equipment, and distributing frames, using wire-wrap guns or soldering irons to connect wires to terminals. · importance 3.9

See all tasks on the Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 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.

@misc{singulariki-task-11685,
  title  = {Install telephone station equipment, such as intercommunication systems, transmitters, receivers, relays, and ringers, and related apparatus, such as coin collectors, telephone booths, and switching-key equipment.},
  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-11685}
}