Press metering-pump buttons and turn valves to stop flow of polymers.

“Press metering-pump buttons and turn valves to stop flow of polymers.” is a supplemental task performed by Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. Among the occupation's 21 rated tasks, workers place it 14th by importance (#8 most important). About 58% 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

• Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form filaments from synthetic materials such as rayon, fiberglass, or liquid polymers. · importance 4.3
• Press buttons to stop machines when processes are complete or when malfunctions are detected. · importance 4.3
• Notify other workers of defects, and direct them to adjust extruding and forming machines. · importance 4.3
• Observe flow of finish across finish rollers, and turn valves to adjust flow to specifications. · importance 4.3
• Observe machine operations, control boards, and gauges to detect malfunctions such as clogged bushings and defective binder applicators. · importance 4.2
• Remove polymer deposits from spinnerettes and equipment, using silicone spray, brass chisels, and bronze-wool pads. · importance 4.0
• Load materials into extruding and forming machines, using hand tools, and adjust feed mechanisms to set feed rates. · importance 4.0
• Record operational data on tags, and attach tags to machines. · importance 3.9
• Move controls to activate and adjust extruding and forming machines. · importance 3.9
• Start metering pumps and observe operation of machines and equipment to ensure continuous flow of filaments extruded through spinnerettes and to detect processing defects. · importance 3.9
• Remove excess, entangled, or completed filaments from machines, using hand tools. · importance 3.9
• Record details of machine malfunctions. · importance 3.8
• Wipe finish rollers with cloths and wash finish trays with water when necessary. · importance 3.8
• Clean and maintain extruding and forming machines, using hand tools. · importance 3.7

See all tasks on the Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 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.

@misc{singulariki-task-14218,
  title  = {Press metering-pump buttons and turn valves to stop flow of polymers.},
  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-14218}
}