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O*NET detailed work activityMaintain office equipment in proper operating condition
Stays humanHands-on work
8 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 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, 1 AI-assist, 9 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Perform administrative tasks, such as answering telephone calls, filing court documents, or maintaining office supplies or equipment.
- Clear jams in sorting equipment.
- Clear jams in sortation equipment.
- Maintain library equipment, such as photocopiers, scanners, and computers, and instruct patrons in proper use of such equipment.
- Add ink, fill paste reservoirs, and change machine ribbons when necessary.
- Troubleshoot problems involving office equipment, such as computer hardware and software.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Clean machines, perform minor repairs, and report major repair needs.
- Clean and file master copies or plates.
- Operate and resupply printers and computers, changing print wheels or fluid cartridges, adding paper, and loading blank tapes, cards, or disks into equipment.
- Fix minor problems, such as equipment jams, and notify repair personnel of major equipment problems.