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O*NET detailed work activityMaintain laboratory or technical equipment
Stays humanHands-on work
13 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 Maintain electronic, computer, or other technical 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, 14 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Maintain, clean, or sterilize laboratory instruments or equipment.
- Calibrate, validate, or maintain laboratory equipment.
- Perform regular maintenance of laboratory equipment by inspecting, calibrating, cleaning, or sterilizing.
- Modify, devise, or maintain nuclear equipment used in operations.
- Identify and troubleshoot equipment problems.
- Maintain or repair agricultural facilities, equipment, or tools to ensure operational readiness, safety, and cleanliness.
- Maintain laboratory instruments to ensure proper working order and troubleshoot malfunctions when needed.
- Install, calibrate, or maintain sensors, mechanical controls, GPS-based vehicle guidance systems, or computer settings.
- Maintain and repair laboratory equipment.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.
- Adjust or repair testing, electrical, or mechanical equipment or devices.
- Install, maintain, and calibrate instruments such as those that monitor water levels, rainfall, and sediments.
- Calibrate and maintain chemical instrumentation sensing elements and sampling system equipment, using calibration instruments and hand tools.
- Maintain or repair lab equipment.