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O*NET detailed work activityMove materials, equipment, or supplies
Stays humanHands-on work
20 jobs25 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 Move materials, equipment, or supplies, under the O*NET work activity group Performing General Physical Activities. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 25 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Carry linens, towels, toilet items, and cleaning supplies, using wheeled carts.
- Move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
- Carry springs to tops of doors, using ladders or scaffolding, and attach springs to tracks to install spring systems.
- Move freight, stock, or other materials to and from storage or production areas, loading docks, delivery vehicles, ships, or containers, by hand or using trucks, tractors, or other equipment.
- Pry off loose material from roofs and move it into the paths of machines, using crowbars.
- Tilt, dip, and turn suspended loads to maneuver over, under, or around obstacles, using multi-point suspension techniques.
- Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
- Move materials over short distances, such as around a construction site, factory, or warehouse.
- Transfer materials and products to and from machinery and equipment, using industrial trucks or hand trucks.
- Transfer tools, parts, equipment, and supplies to and from work stations and other areas.
- Move or reposition hoists, winches, loads and materials, manually or using equipment and machines such as trucks, cars, and hand trucks.
- Manipulate rigging lines, hoists, and pulling gear to move or support materials, such as heavy equipment, ships, or theatrical sets.
- Move, assemble, and connect hoses or nozzles to material hoppers, storage tanks, conveyor sections or chutes, and pumps.
- Perform errands for customers or employers, such as delivering or picking up mail and packages.
- Lift, position, and remove barricades to open or close parking areas.
- Transport materials, equipment, or supplies to or from work areas, using carts or hoists.
- Carry needed tools or supplies from storage or trucks and return them after use.
- Transport packages to customers' vehicles.
- Distribute materials, supplies, and equipment to work stations, using lifts and trucks.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Inspect product load for accuracy and safely move it around the warehouse or facility to ensure timely and complete delivery.
- Deliver and retrieve items throughout the library by hand or using pushcart.
- Unload rebar from trucks.
- Obtain, move, and sort products, materials, containers, and orders, using hand tools.
- Remove completed or defective products or materials, placing them on moving equipment, such as conveyors, or in specified areas, such as loading docks.
- Collect and deliver sample solutions for laboratory analysis.