Lay cables to connect equipment

Stays humanHands-on work 6 jobs10 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 Connect components or supply lines to equipment or tools, 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, 10 stays human).

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