Home / Tasks / Replace worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts
None of the 28 jobs that do this have AI or robot evidence for it yet. Jobs spend a median of 58m of an 8-hour shift on it, and about 4.7 million U.S. workers hold these jobs.
28No evidence yet
Every job that does this
Each job words the task its own way. Minutes are that job's estimate for a typical shift; the label is the evidence for that job's version.
| Job and its version of the task | Per shift | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Door RepairersRepair or replace worn or broken door parts, using hand tools. | 1h 47m | No evidence yet |
| Mobile Heavy Equipment MechanicsRepair and replace damaged or worn parts. | 1h 26m | No evidence yet |
| Rail Car RepairersRepair or replace defective or worn parts such as bearings, pistons, and gears, using hand tools, torque wrenches, power tools, and welding equipment. | 1h 26m | No evidence yet |
| Industrial Machinery MechanicsRepair or replace broken or malfunctioning components of machinery or equipment. | 1h 17m | No evidence yet |
| Motorboat Mechanics and Service TechniciansReplace parts, such as gears, magneto points, piston rings, or spark plugs, and reassemble engines. | 1h 8m | No evidence yet |
| Motorcycle MechanicsReplace defective parts, using hand tools, arbor presses, flexible power presses, or power tools. | 1h 6m | No evidence yet |
| Home Appliance RepairersReplace worn and defective parts such as switches, bearings, transmissions, belts, gears, circuit boards, or defective wiring. | 1h 6m | No evidence yet |
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentRepair or adjust equipment, machines, or defective components, replacing worn parts, such as gaskets or seals in watertight electrical equipment. | 1h 5m | No evidence yet |
| Musical Instrument Repairers and TunersRepair or replace musical instrument parts and components, such as strings, bridges, felts, and keys, using hand and power tools. | 1h 4m | No evidence yet |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralPerform routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions. | 1h 4m | No evidence yet |
| Watch and Clock RepairersRepair or replace broken, damaged, or worn parts on timepieces, using lathes, drill presses, and hand tools. | 1h 3m | No evidence yet |
| Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsRepair or replace defective parts such as magnetos, water pumps, gears, pistons, and carburetors, using hand tools. | 1h 2m | No evidence yet |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersRepair or replace defective equipment, components, or wiring. | 1h | No evidence yet |
| Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersRepair, adjust, or replace electrical or mechanical components or parts, using hand tools, power tools, or soldering or welding equipment. | 58m | No evidence yet |
| Locksmiths and Safe RepairersInsert new or repaired tumblers into locks to change combinations. | 56m | No evidence yet |
| MillwrightsReplace defective parts of machine, or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts. | 51m | No evidence yet |
| Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansRepair or replace defective parts, using hand tools, milling and woodworking machines, lathes, welding equipment, grinders, or saws. | 50m | No evidence yet |
| Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsRepair, reline, replace, and adjust brakes. | 43m | No evidence yet |
| Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansReplace or repair worn, defective, or damaged components, using hand tools, gauges, and testing equipment. | 42m | No evidence yet |
| Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and RepairersReplace malfunctioning parts, such as worn magnetic heads on automatic teller machine (ATM) card readers. | 24m | No evidence yet |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersRepair or remove and replace system components. | 23m | No evidence yet |
| Signal and Track Switch RepairersReplace defective wiring, broken lenses, or burned-out light bulbs. | 22m | No evidence yet |
| Control and Valve Installers and RepairersDismantle meters, and replace or adjust defective parts such as cases, shafts, gears, disks, and recording mechanisms, using soldering irons and hand tools. | 19m | No evidence yet |
| Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related RepairersRemove and replace defective parts such as coil leads, carbon brushes, and wires, using soldering equipment. | 18m | No evidence yet |
| Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and RepairersReplace existing antennas with new antennas as directed. | 17m | No evidence yet |
| Automotive Glass Installers and RepairersReplace or adjust motorized or manual window-raising mechanisms. | 13m | No evidence yet |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsRecondition and replace parts, pistons, bearings, gears, and valves. | 12m | No evidence yet |
| Machinery Maintenance WorkersReplace or repair metal, wood, leather, glass, or other lining in machines, or in equipment compartments or containers. | 6m | No evidence yet |
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