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How exposed to AI is a Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door?

Of the 39 tasks O*NET lists for control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door, 1 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 36 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Control Valve MechanicControl Valve TechnicianElectric Meter TechnicianInstrument and Electrical Technician (I and E Technician)Instrument TechnicianMeasurement TechnicianMeter TechnicianService TechnicianValve TechnicianWater Plant Maintenance Mechanic
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
39
tasks rated for this occupation
1%
hold a degree, from a survey of 28
45k
people do this job in the US
32 of 50
least protected in installation and repair

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

1
  • Record maintenance information, including test results, material usage, and repairs made

Only with software built on top

2
  • Record meter readings and installation data on meter cards, work orders, or field service orders, or enter data into hand-held computers
  • Recommend and write up specifications for changes in hardware, such as house wiring

Cannot be sped up

36
  • Disassemble and repair mechanical control devices or valves, such as regulators, thermostats, or hydrants, using power tools, hand tools, and cutting torches
  • Lubricate wearing surfaces of mechanical parts, using oils or other lubricants
  • Calibrate instrumentation, such as meters, gauges, and regulators, for pressure, temperature, flow, and level
  • Install, inspect and test electric meters, relays, and power sources to detect causes of malfunctions and inaccuracies, using hand tools and testing equipment
  • Test valves and regulators for leaks and accurate temperature and pressure settings, using precision testing equipment
  • Turn meters on or off to establish or close service
  • Shut off service and notify repair crews when major repairs are required, such as the replacement of underground pipes or wiring
  • Install regulators and related equipment such as gas meters, odorization units, and gas pressure telemetering equipment
  • Cut seats to receive new orifices, tap inspection ports, and perform other repairs to salvage usable materials, using hand tools and machine tools
  • Turn valves to allow measured amounts of air or gas to pass through meters at specified flow rates
  • Report hazardous field situations and damaged or missing meters
  • Vary air pressure flowing into regulators and turn handles to assess functioning of valves and pistons
  • Examine valves or mechanical control device parts for defects, dents, or loose attachments, and mark malfunctioning areas of defective units
  • Mount and install meters and other electric equipment such as time clocks, transformers, and circuit breakers, using electricians' hand tools
  • Connect regulators to test stands, and turn screw adjustments until gauges indicate that inlet and outlet pressures meet specifications
  • Investigate instances of illegal tapping into service lines
  • Trace and tag meters or house lines
  • Repair electric meters and components, such as transformers and relays, and replace metering devices, dial glasses, and faulty or incorrect wiring, using hand tools
  • Replace defective parts, such as bellows, range springs, and toggle switches, and reassemble units according to blueprints, using cam presses and hand tools
  • Recondition displacement type gas meters and governors, fabricating, machining, or modifying parts needed for repairs
  • Measure tolerances of assembled and salvageable parts for conformance to standards or specifications, using gauges, micrometers, and calipers
  • Clean internal compartments and moving parts, using rags and cleaning compounds
  • Dismantle meters, and replace or adjust defective parts such as cases, shafts, gears, disks, and recording mechanisms, using soldering irons and hand tools
  • Disconnect or remove defective or unauthorized meters, using hand tools
  • Reassemble repaired equipment, and solder top, front, and back case panels in place, using soldering guns, power tools, and hand tools
  • Attach air hoses to meter inlets, plug outlets, and observe gauges for pressure losses to test internal seams for leaks
  • Make adjustments to meter components, such as setscrews or timing mechanisms, so that they conform to specifications
  • Clamp regulator units into vises on stages above water tanks, and attach compressed air hoses to intake ports
  • Repair leaks in valve seats or bellows of automotive heater thermostats, using soft solder, flux, and acetylene torches
  • Collect money due on delinquent accounts
  • Splice and connect cables from meters or current transformers to pull boxes or switchboards, using hand tools
  • Attach pressurized meters to fixtures which submerge them in water, and observe meters for leaks
  • Advise customers on proper installation of valves or regulators and related equipment
  • Calibrate thermostats for specified temperature or pressure settings
  • Clean plant growth, scale, paint, soil, or rust from meter housings, using wire brushes, scrapers, buffers, sandblasters, or cleaning compounds
  • Connect hoses from provers to meter inlets and outlets, and raise prover bells until prover gauges register zero
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.