Repair or maintain the operating condition of industrial production or processing machinery or equipment.

“Repair or maintain the operating condition of industrial production or processing machinery or equipment.” is a core task performed by Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Among the occupation's 16 rated tasks, workers place it 16th by importance (#1 most important). About 95% 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.

• Maintain tools or 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

• Repair or replace broken or malfunctioning components of machinery or equipment. · importance 4.2
• Clean, lubricate, or adjust parts, equipment, or machinery. · importance 4.2
• Disassemble machinery or equipment to remove parts and make repairs. · importance 4.1
• Reassemble equipment after completion of inspections, testing, or repairs. · importance 4.1
• Examine parts for defects, such as breakage or excessive wear. · importance 4.1
• Operate newly repaired machinery or equipment to verify the adequacy of repairs. · importance 4.0
• Record repairs and maintenance performed. · importance 4.0
• Record parts or materials used and order or requisition new parts or materials, as necessary. · importance 4.0
• Observe and test the operation of machinery or equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using voltmeters or other testing devices. · importance 3.9
• Analyze test results, machine error messages, or information obtained from operators to diagnose equipment problems. · importance 3.8
• Study blueprints or manufacturers' manuals to determine correct installation or operation of machinery. · importance 3.8
• Cut and weld metal to repair broken metal parts, fabricate new parts, or assemble new equipment. · importance 3.8
• Enter codes and instructions to program computer-controlled machinery. · importance 3.7
• Demonstrate equipment functions and features to machine operators. · importance 3.7

See all tasks on the Industrial Machinery Mechanics 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  = {Repair or maintain the operating condition of industrial production or processing machinery or 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-11815}
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