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O*NET detailed work activityAssemble metal or plastic parts or products
Stays humanHands-on work
8 jobs13 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 products or work aids, 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, 13 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Assemble and install components of timepieces to complete mechanisms, using watchmakers' tools and loupes.
- Perform minor assembly, such as fastening parts with nuts, bolts, or screws, using power tools or hand tools.
- Assemble prefabricated parts to form subassemblies.
- Assemble parts, fittings, or subassemblies on aircraft, using layout tools, hand tools, power tools, or fasteners, such as bolts, screws, rivets, or clamps.
- Align and assemble parts to produce completed products, using gauges and hand tools.
- Line slots with sheet insulation, and insert coils into slots.
- Fabricate parts needed for assembly or installation, using shop machinery or equipment.
- Assemble prototypes or integrated-technology demonstrators of new or emerging environmental technologies for aircraft.
- Assemble mechanical, electrical, and electronic components into models or prototypes, using hand tools, power tools, and fabricating machines.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Lay out and fabricate metal structural parts such as plates, bulkheads, and frames.
- Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
- Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements, as necessary.
- Align, fit, and join parts, using bolts and screws or by welding or gluing.