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Operate computer systems or computerized equipment

Work activity · O*NET

Operate computer systems or computerized equipment is an intermediate work activity in the O*NET database — a concrete task that recurs across many occupations , grouped under Working with Computers. 23 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.

  • Operate computers or computerized equipment
  • Operate computer systems

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 70.5% When Copilot attempts this activity, how often it finishes the task
Scope AI handles 40.1% How much of the activity AI carries within a conversation
Positive user feedback 56.0% Share of interactions users rated positively
How often AI is applied here 95th 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
Correctional Officers and Jailers 2
Desktop Publishers 2
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 2
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians 1
Biological Technicians 1
Biologists 1
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 1
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 1
Electrical Engineers 1
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 1
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar 1
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 1
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 1
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 1
Receptionists and Information Clerks 1
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 1
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 1
Validation Engineers 1
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 1
Word Processors and Typists 1
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 23 occupations in occupations that perform Operate computer systems or computerized equipment.. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service Biological Technicians Substitute Teachers, Short-Term Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians Electrical Engineers Biologists Word Processors and Typists Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Validation Engineers Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that perform Operate computer systems or computerized equipment., 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. "Operate computer systems or computerized equipment." 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/operate-computer-systems-or-computerized-equipment

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Operate computer systems or computerized equipment. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activities/operate-computer-systems-or-computerized-equipment

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-operate-computer-systems-or-computerized-equipment,
  title  = {Operate computer systems or computerized equipment},
  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/operate-computer-systems-or-computerized-equipment}
}

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