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Repair parts or assemblies

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 Repair workpieces or products, under the O*NET work activity group Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical 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

• Rework, repair, or replace damaged parts or assemblies.Stays human Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
• Rework or alter component model or parts as required to ensure that products meet standards.Stays human Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
• Adjust, repair, rework, or replace parts or assemblies to ensure proper operation.Stays human Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
• Repair or modify damaged or defective glass-fiber parts, checking thicknesses, densities, and contours to ensure a close fit after repair.Stays human Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
• Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts, using cutting torches, straightening presses, and hand tools.Stays human Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
• Repair parts or equipment.Stays human Parts Salespersons

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools, hand tools, or welders.Stays human Tool and Die Makers
• Adjust, repair, or replace electrical or electronic components to correct defects and to ensure conformance to specifications.Stays human Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers