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Coordinate with others to resolve problems

Work activity · O*NET

Coordinate with others to resolve problems is an intermediate work activity in the O*NET database — a concrete task that recurs across many occupations , grouped under Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others. 55 occupations report doing it as part of their work.

What it involves

The most common detailed activities O*NET records under this category, ranked by how many occupation tasks map to each.

  • Collaborate with others to resolve information technology issues
  • Communicate with management or other staff to resolve problems
  • Collaborate with technical specialists to resolve design or development problems
  • Confer with other personnel to resolve design or operational problems
  • Confer with coworkers to resolve equipment problems
  • Confer with others to resolve production problems or equipment malfunctions

How AI is applied to this activity

Microsoft's "Working with AI" study mapped real Bing Copilot conversations to O*NET work activities. The figures below are their measurements for this activity — they describe how AI is used today in one assistant's data, not a forecast that the activity will be automated.

AI completes it successfully 73.5% When Copilot attempts this activity, how often it finishes the task
Scope AI handles 23.0% How much of the activity AI carries within a conversation
Positive user feedback 56.9% Share of interactions users rated positively
How often AI is applied here 76th pct Percentile across all measured activities by how often AI performs them

Source: Microsoft "Working with AI" (working-with-ai). A high completion rate means AI can assist the activity in isolation — it does not mean an occupation that performs it is being automated, since every job blends many activities.

Detailed work activities

The more granular units of work O*NET groups under this activity, ordered by how many occupations perform them.

Occupations that perform this activity

Ranked by how many of the occupation's tasks map to this activity.

Occupation Tasks
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers 4
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 3
Web Developers 3
Web and Digital Interface Designers 3
Bioinformatics Scientists 2
Computer Programmers 2
Computer User Support Specialists 2
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 2
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 2
Operations Research Analysts 2
Residential Advisors 2
Transportation Planners 2
Web Administrators 2
Agricultural Engineers 1
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 1
Anthropologists and Archeologists 1
Chemical Plant and System Operators 1
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 1
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers 1
Computer Network Architects 1
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 1
Computer and Information Research Scientists 1
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 1
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 1
Environmental Engineers 1
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 1
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers 1
Food Scientists and Technologists 1
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders 1
Gas Plant Operators 1
Geneticists 1
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians 1
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars 1
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 1
Home Appliance Repairers 1
Information Security Analysts 1
Information Technology Project Managers 1
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage 1
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants 1
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 1

Showing 40 of 55 occupations.

Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 39 occupations in occupations that perform Coordinate with others to resolve problems.. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Maintenance Workers, Machinery Chemical Plant and System Operators Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders Home Appliance Repairers Gas Plant Operators Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers Residential Advisors Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers Agricultural Engineers Anthropologists and Archeologists Computer and Information Research Scientists Geneticists Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors Computer User Support Specialists Information Security Analysts Transportation Planners Web Administrators AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that perform Coordinate with others to resolve problems., by AI task-overlap and median pay

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

Cite this page
Plain

Singulariki. "Coordinate with others to resolve problems." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/activities/coordinate-with-others-to-resolve-problems

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Coordinate with others to resolve problems. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activities/coordinate-with-others-to-resolve-problems

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-coordinate-with-others-to-resolve-problems,
  title  = {Coordinate with others to resolve problems},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/activities/coordinate-with-others-to-resolve-problems}
}

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