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Maintain drilling equipment

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 Maintain tools or equipment, under the O*NET work activity group Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 8 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Maintain and adjust machinery to ensure proper performance.Stays human Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
• Perform routine maintenance and upgrade work on machines and equipment, such as replacing parts, building up drill bits, and lubricating machinery.Stays human Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
• Repair pumps, mud tanks, and related equipment.Stays human Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
• Repair or replace defective parts of machinery, such as rotary drill rigs, water trucks, air compressors, and pumps, using hand tools.Stays human Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
• Repair and maintain automotive and drilling equipment, using hand tools.Stays human Helpers--Extraction Workers

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Clean and oil pulleys, blocks, and cables.Stays human Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
• Inspect derricks for flaws, and clean and oil derricks to maintain proper working conditions.Stays human Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
• Dismantle extracting and boring equipment used for excavation, using hand tools.Stays human Helpers--Extraction Workers