Read service guides to find information needed to perform repairs.

“Read service guides to find information needed to perform repairs.” is a core task performed by Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers. Among the occupation's 39 rated tasks, workers place it 27th by importance (#13 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.

• Read documents or materials to inform work processes. in Getting Information

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E1. Direct exposure — a language model could plausibly cut the time to do this task by at least half.

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 1.00. Automation potential label: T3.

How AI is actually used on this kind of task

The Anthropic Economic Index observes how people actually use AI on tasks like this one across millions of real conversations.

• 0.002% share of AI-use records mapped to this task
• 100% of interactions still needed a human in the loop

Observed AI use describes people choosing to use AI as a tool on this kind of task today. It is augmentation and assistance, not a measure of jobs replaced.

Working with AI vs. handing it off

Of the AI conversations mapped to this task, the split between people working alongside AI and people delegating the task to it.

How people interact with AI on this task

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
• Inspect electrical connections, wiring, relays, charging resistance boxes, and storage batteries, following wiring diagrams. · importance 4.0
• Test equipment for overheating, using speed gauges and thermometers. · 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
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “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  = {Read service guides to find information needed to perform repairs.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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