Disassemble units to replace parts or to crate them for shipping.

“Disassemble units to replace parts or to crate them for shipping.” is a core task performed by Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers. Among the occupation's 14 rated tasks, workers place it 6th by importance (#9 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.

• Disassemble 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

• Inspect, test, and adjust completed units to ensure that units meet specifications, tolerances, and customer order requirements. · importance 4.4
• Position, align, and adjust parts for proper fit and assembly. · importance 4.3
• Assemble parts or units, and position, align, and fasten units to assemblies, subassemblies, or frames, using hand tools and power tools. · importance 4.2
• Connect cables, tubes, and wiring, according to specifications. · importance 4.1
• Measure parts to determine tolerances, using precision measuring instruments such as micrometers, calipers, and verniers. · importance 4.1
• Read blueprints and specifications to determine component parts and assembly sequences of electromechanical units. · importance 4.0
• Attach name plates and mark identifying information on parts. · importance 3.9
• File, lap, and buff parts to fit, using hand and power tools. · importance 3.7
• Clean and lubricate parts and subassemblies, using grease paddles or oilcans. · importance 3.5
• Drill, tap, ream, countersink, and spot-face bolt holes in parts, using drill presses and portable power drills. · importance 3.5
• Operate or tend automated assembling equipment, such as robotics and fixed automation equipment. · importance 3.5
• Operate small cranes to transport or position large parts. · importance 3.4
• Pack or fold insulation between panels. · importance 2.9

See all tasks on the Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers 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  = {Disassemble units to replace parts or to crate them for shipping.},
  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-13950}
}