Rewire electrical systems, and repair or replace electrical accessories.

“Rewire electrical systems, and repair or replace electrical accessories.” is a supplemental task performed by Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers. Among the occupation's 39 rated tasks, workers place it 18th by importance (#22 most important). About 65% 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.

• Connect components or supply lines to equipment or tools. in Handling and Moving Objects
• Repair electrical or electronic equipment. in Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment

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

• Inspect and test equipment to locate damage or worn parts and diagnose malfunctions, or read work orders or schematic drawings to determine required repairs. · importance 4.5
• Verify and adjust alignments and dimensions of parts, using gauges and tracing lathes. · importance 4.3
• Reassemble repaired electric motors to specified requirements and ratings, using hand tools and electrical meters. · importance 4.2
• Measure velocity, horsepower, revolutions per minute (rpm), amperage, circuitry, and voltage of units or parts to diagnose problems, using ammeters, voltmeters, wattmeters, and other testing devices. · importance 4.2
• Repair and rebuild defective mechanical parts in electric motors, generators, and related equipment, using hand tools and power tools. · importance 4.2
• Lift units or parts such as motors or generators, using cranes or chain hoists, or signal crane operators to lift heavy parts or subassemblies. · importance 4.2
• Record repairs required, parts used, and labor time. · importance 4.2
• Disassemble defective equipment so that repairs can be made, using hand tools. · importance 4.1
• Adjust working parts, such as fan belts, contacts, and springs, using hand tools and gauges. · importance 4.1
• Steam-clean polishing and buffing wheels to remove abrasives and bonding materials, and spray, brush, or recoat surfaces as necessary. · importance 4.0
• Set machinery for proper performance, using computers. · importance 4.0
• Lubricate moving parts. · importance 4.0
• Read service guides to find information needed to perform repairs. · importance 4.0
• Inspect electrical connections, wiring, relays, charging resistance boxes, and storage batteries, following wiring diagrams. · importance 4.0

See all tasks on the Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related 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  = {Rewire electrical systems, and repair or replace electrical accessories.},
  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-11693}
}