Operate cutting torches and welding equipment, while working with conduit and metal components to construct devices associated with electrical functions.

“Operate cutting torches and welding equipment, while working with conduit and metal components to construct devices associated with electrical functions.” is a supplemental task performed by Helpers--Electricians. Among the occupation's 24 rated tasks, workers place it 1st by importance (#24 most important). About 50% 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.

• Join parts using soldering, welding, or brazing techniques. 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

• Strip insulation from wire ends, using wire stripping pliers, and attach wires to terminals for subsequent soldering. · importance 4.4
• Trace out short circuits in wiring, using test meter. · importance 4.2
• Measure, cut, and bend wire and conduit, using measuring instruments and hand tools. · importance 4.2
• Examine electrical units for loose connections and broken insulation and tighten connections, using hand tools. · importance 4.2
• Maintain tools, vehicles, and equipment and keep parts and supplies in order. · importance 4.1
• Drill holes and pull or push wiring through openings, using hand and power tools. · importance 4.1
• Clean work area and wash parts. · importance 4.1
• Perform semi-skilled and unskilled laboring duties related to the installation, maintenance and repair of a wide variety of electrical systems and equipment. · importance 4.1
• Thread conduit ends, connect couplings, and fabricate and secure conduit support brackets, using hand tools. · importance 4.0
• Disassemble defective electrical equipment, replace defective or worn parts, and reassemble equipment, using hand tools. · importance 4.0
• Construct controllers and panels, using power drills, drill presses, taps, saws, and punches. · importance 3.9
• Transport tools, materials, equipment, and supplies to work site by hand, handtruck, or heavy, motorized truck. · importance 3.9
• String transmission lines or cables through ducts or conduits, under the ground, through equipment, or to towers. · importance 3.8
• Install copper-clad ground rods, using a manual post driver. · importance 3.8

See all tasks on the Helpers--Electricians 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  = {Operate cutting torches and welding equipment, while working with conduit and metal components to construct devices associated with electrical functions.},
  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-4852}
}