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Develop technical specifications for products or operations

Work activity · O*NET

Develop technical specifications for products or operations is an intermediate work activity in the O*NET database — a concrete task that recurs across many occupations , grouped under Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment. 42 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.

  • Determine operational criteria or specifications
  • Develop performance metrics or standards related to information technology
  • Determine design criteria or specifications
  • Develop specifications or procedures for website development or maintenance
  • Develop technical specifications for systems or equipment
  • Develop specifications for new products or processes
  • Develop specifications for computer network operation

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 89.6% When Copilot attempts this activity, how often it finishes the task
Scope AI handles 43.4% How much of the activity AI carries within a conversation
Positive user feedback 62.3% Share of interactions users rated positively
How often AI is applied here 75th 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
Automotive Engineers 4
Web and Digital Interface Designers 4
Security Management Specialists 3
Surveyors 3
Web Administrators 3
Web Developers 3
Computer Network Architects 2
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists 2
Search Marketing Strategists 2
Aerospace Engineers 1
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 1
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers 1
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 1
Computer Hardware Engineers 1
Computer Network Support Specialists 1
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 1
Computer and Information Research Scientists 1
Conservation Scientists 1
Data Warehousing Specialists 1
Database Administrators 1
Database Architects 1
Document Management Specialists 1
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 1
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians 1
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1
Energy Auditors 1
Environmental Engineers 1
Financial Quantitative Analysts 1
Food Scientists and Technologists 1
Fuel Cell Engineers 1
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists 1
Industrial Production Managers 1
Information Security Engineers 1
Logistics Engineers 1
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 1
Purchasing Managers 1
Quality Control Systems Managers 1
Software Developers 1
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 1
Solar Energy Systems Engineers 1

Showing 40 of 42 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 Develop technical specifications for products or operations.. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians Industrial Production Managers Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers Food Scientists and Technologists Fuel Cell Engineers Web and Digital Interface Designers Computer Systems Engineers/Architects AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that perform Develop technical specifications for products or operations., 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. "Develop technical specifications for products or operations." 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/develop-technical-specifications-for-products-or-operations

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Develop technical specifications for products or operations. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activities/develop-technical-specifications-for-products-or-operations

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-develop-technical-specifications-for-products-or-operations,
  title  = {Develop technical specifications for products or operations},
  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/develop-technical-specifications-for-products-or-operations}
}

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