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Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Install, repair, and maintain mechanical regulating and controlling devices, such as electric meters, gas regulators, thermostats, safety and flow valves, and other mechanical governors.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Record maintenance information, including test results, material usage, and repairs made.AI could speed this up a lot
- 02Disassemble and repair mechanical control devices or valves, such as regulators, thermostats, or hydrants, using power tools, hand tools, and cutting torches.Mostly human for now
- 03Lubricate wearing surfaces of mechanical parts, using oils or other lubricants.Mostly human for now
- 04Calibrate instrumentation, such as meters, gauges, and regulators, for pressure, temperature, flow, and level.Mostly human for now
- 05Install, inspect and test electric meters, relays, and power sources to detect causes of malfunctions and inaccuracies, using hand tools and testing equipment.Mostly human for now
- 06Test valves and regulators for leaks and accurate temperature and pressure settings, using precision testing equipment.Mostly human for now
- 07Record meter readings and installation data on meter cards, work orders, or field service orders, or enter data into hand-held computers.AI could speed this up a lot
- 08Turn meters on or off to establish or close service.Mostly human for now
- 09Shut off service and notify repair crews when major repairs are required, such as the replacement of underground pipes or wiring.Mostly human for now
- 10Install regulators and related equipment such as gas meters, odorization units, and gas pressure telemetering equipment.Mostly human for now
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 lossToo little dataNot enough work use was seen to measure. This does not mean the job is safe from AI.Anthropic, 2026
13%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 50% 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 73% 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.
- Calibrate instrumentation, such as meters, gauges, and regulators, for pressure, temperature, flow, and level.
- Install, inspect and test electric meters, relays, and power sources to detect causes of malfunctions and inaccuracies, using hand tools and testing equipment.
- Test valves and regulators for leaks and accurate temperature and pressure settings, using precision testing equipment.