Remove and replace defective components and parts such as conductors, resistors, semiconductors, and integrated circuits, using soldering irons, wire cutters, and hand tools.

“Remove and replace defective components and parts such as conductors, resistors, semiconductors, and integrated circuits, using soldering irons, wire cutters, and hand tools.” is a task performed by Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers. Among the occupation's 30 rated tasks, workers place it 6th by importance (#25 most important).

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.

• Repair electrical or electronic 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

• Inspect completed work to ensure all hardware is tight, antennas are level, hangers are properly fastened, proper support is in place, or adequate weather proofing has been installed. · importance 4.5
• Climb towers to access components, using safety equipment, such as full-body harnesses. · importance 4.5
• Run appropriate power, ground, or coaxial cables. · importance 4.3
• Test operation of tower transmission components, using sweep testing tools or software. · importance 4.2
• Install all necessary transmission equipment components, including antennas or antenna mounts, surge arrestors, transmission lines, connectors, or tower-mounted amplifiers (TMAs). · importance 4.2
• Read work orders, blueprints, plans, datasheets or site drawings to determine work to be done. · importance 4.2
• Climb communication towers to install, replace, or repair antennas or auxiliary equipment used to transmit and receive radio waves. · importance 4.2
• Replace existing antennas with new antennas as directed. · importance 4.1
• Lift equipment into position, using cranes and rigging tools or equipment, such as gin poles. · importance 4.1
• Bolt equipment into place, using hand or power tools. · importance 4.0
• Install, connect, or test underground or aboveground grounding systems. · importance 4.0
• Perform maintenance or repair work on existing tower equipment, using hand or power tools. · importance 4.0
• Locate tower sites where work is to be performed, using mapping software. · importance 4.0
• Complete reports related to project status, progress, or other work details, using computer software. · importance 4.0

See all tasks on the Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers 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  = {Remove and replace defective components and parts such as conductors, resistors, semiconductors, and integrated circuits, using soldering irons, wire cutters, and hand tools.},
  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-23516}
}