Start machines and move controls to regulate tension on pressure rolls, to synchronize speed of machine components, and to adjust temperatures of glue or paraffin.

“Start machines and move controls to regulate tension on pressure rolls, to synchronize speed of machine components, and to adjust temperatures of glue or paraffin.” is a core task performed by Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. Among the occupation's 15 rated tasks, workers place it 8th by importance (#8 most important). About 70% 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.

• Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance. 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

• Examine completed work to detect defects and verify conformance to work orders, and adjust machinery as necessary to correct production problems. · importance 4.7
• Observe operation of various machines to detect and correct machine malfunctions such as improper forming, glue flow, or pasteboard tension. · importance 4.4
• Install attachments to machines for gluing, folding, printing, or cutting. · importance 4.4
• Cut products to specified dimensions, using hand or power cutters. · importance 4.3
• Place rolls of paper or cardboard on machine feed tracks, and thread paper through gluing, coating, and slitting rollers. · importance 4.3
• Monitor finished cartons as they drop from forming machines into rotating hoppers and into gravity feed chutes to prevent jamming. · importance 4.3
• Adjust guide assemblies, forming bars, and folding mechanisms according to specifications, using hand tools. · importance 4.2
• Measure, space, and set saw blades, cutters, and perforators, according to product specifications. · importance 4.1
• Fill glue and paraffin reservoirs, and position rollers to dispense glue onto paperboard. · importance 4.1
• Disassemble machines to maintain, repair, or replace broken or worn parts, using hand or power tools. · importance 4.0
• Stamp products with information such as dates, using hand stamps or automatic stamping devices. · importance 3.9
• Remove finished cores, and stack or place them on conveyors for transfer to other work areas. · importance 3.9
• Lift tote boxes of finished cartons, and dump cartons into feed hoppers. · importance 3.9
• Load automatic stapling mechanisms.

See all tasks on the Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 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  = {Start machines and move controls to regulate tension on pressure rolls, to synchronize speed of machine components, and to adjust temperatures of glue or paraffin.},
  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-12679}
}