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O*NET detailed work activityAssemble electrical components, subsystems, or systems
Stays humanHands-on work
9 jobs10 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Assemble equipment or components, under the O*NET work activity group Handling and Moving Objects. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 10 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks.
- Assemble components such as switches, electrical controls, and junction boxes, using hand tools or soldering irons.
- Assemble and install electrical, plumbing, mechanical, hydraulic, and structural components and accessories, using hand or power tools.
- Assemble, install, or repair wiring, electrical or electronic components, pipe systems, plumbing, machinery, or equipment.
- Assemble prototypes or models of circuits, instruments, and systems for use in testing.
- Install alarm and electronic access systems.
- Assemble electrical parts such as alternators, generators, starting devices, and switches, following schematic drawings and using hand, machine, and power tools.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Install, maintain, and repair electrical distribution and transmission systems, including conduits, cables, wires, and related equipment, such as transformers, circuit breakers, and switches.
- Install, connect, or test underground or aboveground grounding systems.
- Set in and secure floor treadles for door-activating mechanisms, and connect power packs and electrical panelboards to treadles.