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Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Construct, assemble, or rebuild machines, such as engines, turbines, and similar equipment used in such industries as construction, extraction, textiles, and paper manufacturing.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Read and interpret assembly blueprints or specifications manuals, and plan assembly or building operations.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 02Inspect, operate, and test completed products to verify functioning, machine capabilities, or conformance to customer specifications.Mostly human for now
- 03Position or align components for assembly, manually or using hoists.Mostly human for now
- 04Set and verify parts clearances.Mostly human for now
- 05Verify conformance of parts to stock lists or blueprints, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauges, or micrometers.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 06Fasten or install piping, fixtures, or wiring and electrical components to form assemblies or subassemblies, using hand tools, rivet guns, or welding equipment.Mostly human for now
- 07Remove rough spots and smooth surfaces to fit, trim, or clean parts, using hand tools or power tools.Mostly human for now
- 08Lay out and drill, ream, tap, or cut parts for assembly.Mostly human for now
- 09Rework, repair, or replace damaged parts or assemblies.Mostly human for now
- 10Assemble systems of gears by aligning and meshing gears in gearboxes.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
10%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 37% 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 77% 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, operate, and test completed products to verify functioning, machine capabilities, or conformance to customer specifications.
- Position or align components for assembly, manually or using hoists.
- Set and verify parts clearances.