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Maintain extraction or excavation equipment

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 Maintain tools or equipment, under the O*NET work activity group Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 5 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Repair, oil, and adjust machines, and change cutting teeth, using wrenches.Stays human Continuous Mining Machine Operators
• Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.Stays human Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Maintain and perform safety inspections on equipment and tools.Stays human Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
• Walk flow lines to locate leaks, using electronic detectors and by making visual inspections, and repair the leaks.Stays human Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
• Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.Stays human Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters