Fabricate housings, jigs, fittings, or fixtures, using metalworking machines.

“Fabricate housings, jigs, fittings, or fixtures, using metalworking machines.” is a supplemental task performed by Robotics Technicians. Among the occupation's 23 rated tasks, workers place it 9th by importance (#15 most important). About 55% 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.

• Fabricate devices or components. 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

• Make repairs to robots or peripheral equipment, such as replacement of defective circuit boards, sensors, controllers, encoders, or servomotors. · importance 4.2
• Troubleshoot robotic systems, using knowledge of microprocessors, programmable controllers, electronics, circuit analysis, mechanics, sensor or feedback systems, hydraulics, or pneumatics. · importance 4.2
• Maintain service records of robotic equipment or automated production systems. · importance 4.2
• Install, program, or repair programmable controllers, robot controllers, end-of-arm tools, or conveyors. · importance 4.2
• Modify computer-controlled robot movements. · importance 4.1
• Perform preventive or corrective maintenance on robotic systems or components. · importance 4.1
• Align, fit, or assemble components, using hand tools, power tools, fixtures, templates, or microscopes. · importance 4.0
• Attach wires between controllers. · importance 3.9
• Evaluate the efficiency and reliability of industrial robotic systems, reprogramming or calibrating to achieve maximum quantity and quality. · importance 3.8
• Program complex robotic systems, such as vision systems. · importance 3.8
• Develop robotic path motions to maximize efficiency, safety, and quality. · importance 3.8
• Test performance of robotic assemblies, using instruments such as oscilloscopes, electronic voltmeters, or bridges. · importance 3.8
• Train customers or other personnel to install, use, or maintain robots. · importance 3.6
• Build or assemble robotic devices or systems. · importance 3.6

See all tasks on the Robotics Technicians 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-16580,
  title  = {Fabricate housings, jigs, fittings, or fixtures, using metalworking machines.},
  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-16580}
}