Reassemble equipment after repair
Little of this can be handed to software today.
This happens in the physical world, so software agents do not touch it. Automation here means robotics and machinery, which is a different market from the one mapped on this site, on a much slower clock.
| How automatable | Barely automatable |
|---|---|
| Kind of work | Physical, manual and inspection work |
| Jobs that do it | 20 occupations |
| Tool categories that apply | None |
| O*NET activity | Handling and Moving Objects (4.A.3.a.2) |
What this looks like on the job
Not our paraphrase. These are real task statements recorded against this activity, spread across the 20 occupations that perform it.
- Disassemble and reassemble equipment for inspection.
- Reassemble machines after making repairs or replacing parts.
- Reassemble repaired electric motors to specified requirements and ratings, using hand tools and electrical meters.
- Reassemble and test equipment after repairs.
- Reassemble engines following repair or inspection and reinstall engines in aircraft.
- Replace all moldings, clips, windshield wipers, or other parts that were removed prior to glass replacement or repair.
- Tear down, repair, and rebuild faulty assemblies, such as power systems, steering systems, and linkages.
- Reassemble machines and equipment following repair, testing operation and making adjustments, as necessary.
- Dismantle and reassemble heavy equipment using hoists and hand tools.
- Reassemble frames and reinstall engines after repairs.
- Reassemble engines after repair or maintenance work is complete.
- Reset hardware, using chisels, mallets, and screwdrivers.
- Reassemble tires onto wheels.
- Reassemble units after repairs are made, making adjustments and cleaning and lubricating parts as needed.
- Reassemble equipment after completion of inspections, testing, or repairs.
- Reassemble machines after the completion of repair or maintenance work.
- Reassemble instruments following repair, using hand tools and power tools and glue, hair, yarn, resin, or clamps, and lubricate instruments as necessary.
- Reassemble timepieces, replacing glass faces and batteries, before returning them to customers.
What we would actually use
Nothing in our landscape addresses this work. That is the honest answer rather than a padded list: this activity needs a person present, or a machine rather than a software agent.
Nothing on this site applies. Automation here is robotics and machinery, a different market on a much slower clock, and no software subscription moves it.
Chosen for the cheapest thing that does the job, not the best funded. Nothing on this site is sponsored, and the full landscape is there when you want to disagree with us.
How people actually do it
No workflow names this activity yet, but these automate the same kind of work, with the prompts to paste and what to keep for yourself.
Who does this work
20 occupations in the O*NET database perform this activity. Each one has a full breakdown of its other tasks.
- Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
- Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
- Calibration Technologists and Technicians
- Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
- Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
- Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment
- Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
- Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
- Home Appliance Repairers
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- Maintenance Workers, Machinery
- Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
- Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
- Motorcycle Mechanics
- Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
- Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
- Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
- Tire Repairers and Changers
- Watch and Clock Repairers
Work that goes with it
O*NET groups these under “Assemble equipment or components”. In practice they tend to be done by the same person, in the same sitting.
Method. The activity, its taxonomy placement and the occupations that perform it come straight from the public-domain O*NET 30.3 database. The automatability band is ours: we map each of O*NET’s 41 generalized work activities to how much of its output current software can produce, assuming a person still reviews and owns the result. It is a coarse three-way judgment on purpose. A precise-looking percentage here would be invented.