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Run wiring to connect 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 Connect components or supply lines to equipment or tools, 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, 6 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• String wire conductors and cables between poles, towers, trenches, pylons, and buildings, setting lines in place and using winches to adjust tension.Stays human Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
• Run wires between components and to outside cable systems, connecting them to wires from telephone poles or underground cable accesses.Stays human Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
• Run low voltage wiring on ceiling surfaces, using insulated staples.Stays human Mechanical Door Repairers
• Mount raceways and conduits and fasten wires to wood framing, using staplers.Stays human Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
• Patch or wire lights to dimmers or other electronic consoles.Stays human Lighting Technicians

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Thread ends of items such as thread, cloth, and lace through needles and rollers, and around take-up tubes.Stays human Helpers--Production Workers