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O*NET detailed work activity

Dismantle equipment or temporary structures

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 Disassemble equipment, 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, 9 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Tear down equipment after event completion.Stays human Sound Engineering Technicians
• Dismantle structures or equipment.Stays human Structural Iron and Steel Workers
• Dismantle extracting and boring equipment used for excavation, using hand tools.Stays human Helpers--Extraction Workers
• Erect or dismantle scaffolding, shoring, braces, traffic barricades, ramps, or other temporary structures.Stays human Construction Laborers
• Remove frames when the foundation is dry.Stays human Terrazzo Workers and Finishers

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Set up and tear down equipment.Stays human Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
• Assemble, erect, or dismantle scaffolds, rigging, or hoisting equipment.Stays human Glaziers
• Participate in the construction or removal of telecommunication towers or associated support structures.Stays human Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
• Place and remove snow fences used to prevent the accumulation of drifting snow on highways.Stays human Highway Maintenance Workers