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Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Assemble or modify electromechanical equipment or devices, such as servomechanisms, gyros, dynamometers, magnetic drums, tape drives, brakes, control linkage, actuators, and appliances.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Inspect, test, and adjust completed units to ensure that units meet specifications, tolerances, and customer order requirements.Mostly human for now
- 02Position, align, and adjust parts for proper fit and assembly.Mostly human for now
- 03Assemble parts or units, and position, align, and fasten units to assemblies, subassemblies, or frames, using hand tools and power tools.Mostly human for now
- 04Connect cables, tubes, and wiring, according to specifications.Mostly human for now
- 05Measure parts to determine tolerances, using precision measuring instruments such as micrometers, calipers, and verniers.Mostly human for now
- 06Read blueprints and specifications to determine component parts and assembly sequences of electromechanical units.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 07Attach name plates and mark identifying information on parts.Mostly human for now
- 08Disassemble units to replace parts or to crate them for shipping.Mostly human for now
- 09File, lap, and buff parts to fit, using hand and power tools.Mostly human for now
- 10Clean and lubricate parts and subassemblies, using grease paddles or oilcans.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 loss5%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 80% 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.
- Inspect, test, and adjust completed units to ensure that units meet specifications, tolerances, and customer order requirements.
- Position, align, and adjust parts for proper fit and assembly.
- Assemble parts or units, and position, align, and fasten units to assemblies, subassemblies, or frames, using hand tools and power tools.