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O*NET detailed work activityAssemble equipment or components
Stays humanHands-on work
9 jobs14 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Assemble equipment or components, under the O*NET work activity group Handling and Moving Objects. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 14 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Align, fit, or assemble component parts, using hand or power tools, fixtures, templates, or microscopes.
- Align, fit, or assemble components, using hand tools, power tools, fixtures, templates, or microscopes.
- Assemble or disassemble complex mechanical systems.
- Fabricate or assemble mechanical, electrical, or electronic components or assemblies.
- Attach wires between controllers.
- Assemble electrical systems or prototypes, using hand tools or measuring instruments.
- Assemble, typeset, scan, and produce digital camera-ready art or film negatives and printer's proofs.
- Build or assemble robotic devices or systems.
- Assemble and modify existing pieces of equipment to meet special needs.
- Design, build, or modify fixtures used to assemble parts.
- Assemble components, using techniques such as interference fitting, solvent bonding, adhesive bonding, heat sealing, or ultrasonic welding.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Assemble, test, or maintain circuitry or electronic components, according to engineering instructions, technical manuals, or knowledge of electronics, using hand or power tools.
- Make repairs to robots or peripheral equipment, such as replacement of defective circuit boards, sensors, controllers, encoders, or servomotors.
- Construct and maintain test facilities for aircraft parts and systems, according to specifications.