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Calibration Technologists and Technicians
Execute or adapt procedures and techniques for calibrating measurement devices, by applying knowledge of measurement science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, and electronics, sometimes under the direction of engineering staff. Determine measurement standard suitability for calibrating measurement devices. May perform preventive maintenance on equipment. May perform corrective actions to address identified calibration problems.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Maintain or repair measurement devices or equipment used for calibration testing.Mostly human for now
- 02Verify part dimensions or clearances using precision measuring instruments to ensure conformance to specifications.Mostly human for now
- 03Conduct calibration tests to determine performance or reliability of mechanical, structural, or electromechanical equipment.Mostly human for now
- 04Read blueprints, schematics, diagrams, or technical orders.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 05Visually inspect equipment to detect surface defects.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 06Calibrate devices by comparing measurements of pressure, temperature, humidity, or other environmental conditions to known standards.Mostly human for now
- 07Write and submit reports about the results of calibration tests.AI could speed this up a lot
- 08Disassemble and reassemble equipment for inspection.Mostly human for now
- 09Analyze test data to identify defects or determine calibration requirements.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 10Plan sequences of calibration tests according to equipment specifications and scientific principles.AI could speed this up a lot
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job loss40%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 83% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Above 69% of jobsin how much of this job’s physical work robots have been shown to do, from factories to homes (2026).Anthropic, 2026
Your human edge
The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.
- Maintain or repair measurement devices or equipment used for calibration testing.
- Verify part dimensions or clearances using precision measuring instruments to ensure conformance to specifications.
- Conduct calibration tests to determine performance or reliability of mechanical, structural, or electromechanical equipment.