Assemble components such as switches, electrical controls, and junction boxes, using hand tools or soldering irons.

“Assemble components such as switches, electrical controls, and junction boxes, using hand tools or soldering irons.” is a core task performed by Avionics Technicians. Among the occupation's 13 rated tasks, workers place it 8th by importance (#6 most important). About 94% 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.

• Assemble equipment 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

• Test and troubleshoot instruments, components, and assemblies, using circuit testers, oscilloscopes, or voltmeters. · importance 4.5
• Keep records of maintenance and repair work. · importance 4.5
• Adjust, repair, or replace malfunctioning components or assemblies, using hand tools or soldering irons. · importance 4.4
• Install electrical and electronic components, assemblies, and systems in aircraft, using hand tools, power tools, or soldering irons. · importance 4.4
• Set up and operate ground support and test equipment to perform functional flight tests of electrical and electronic systems. · importance 4.3
• Connect components to assemblies such as radio systems, instruments, magnetos, inverters, and in-flight refueling systems, using hand tools and soldering irons. · importance 4.1
• Lay out installation of aircraft assemblies and systems, following documentation such as blueprints, manuals, and wiring diagrams. · importance 4.1
• Interpret flight test data to diagnose malfunctions and systemic performance problems. · importance 4.1
• Coordinate work with that of engineers, technicians, and other aircraft maintenance personnel. · importance 4.0
• Fabricate parts and test aids as required. · importance 3.5
• Assemble prototypes or models of circuits, instruments, and systems for use in testing. · importance 3.1
• Operate computer-aided drafting and design applications to design avionics system modifications. · importance 3.1

See all tasks on the Avionics 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-9941,
  title  = {Assemble components such as switches, electrical controls, and junction boxes, using hand tools or soldering irons.},
  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-9941}
}