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O*NET detailed work activitySet up laboratory or field equipment
Stays humanHands-on work
10 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 Set up equipment, 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).
Tasks built on this activity
- Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment.
- Set up equipment that automatically detects area radiation deviations and test detection equipment to ensure its accuracy.
- Design or build laboratory equipment needed for special research projects.
- Set up equipment or stations to monitor and collect pollutants from sites, such as smoke stacks, manufacturing plants, or mechanical equipment.
- Set up or direct set-up of instruments used to collect geological data.
- Prepare trucks and equipment necessary for the type of pumping service required.
- Set up equipment that automatically detects area radiation deviations and test detection equipment to ensure its accuracy.
- Set up laboratory or field equipment as required for site testing.
- Set up or maintain remote sensing data collection systems.