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Prepare mixtures or solutions

Work activity · O*NET

Prepare mixtures or solutions is an intermediate work activity in the O*NET database — a concrete task that recurs across many occupations , grouped under Performing General Physical Activities. 77 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.

  • Mix substances or compounds needed for work activities
  • Mix substances to create chemical solutions
  • Prepare medications or medical solutions
  • Mix ingredients to create specific finishes
  • Prepare chemicals for work application
  • Mix ingredients
  • Prepare compounds or solutions to be used for repairs
  • Prepare materials or solutions for animal or plant use

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 94.9% When Copilot attempts this activity, how often it finishes the task
Scope AI handles 26.5% How much of the activity AI carries within a conversation
Positive user feedback 84.6% Share of interactions users rated positively
How often AI is applied here 69th 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
Pharmacy Technicians 4
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers 3
Aircraft Service Attendants 2
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 2
Construction Laborers 2
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas 2
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 2
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 2
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 2
Nurse Anesthetists 2
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation 2
Pharmacists 2
Radiation Therapists 2
Tile and Stone Setters 2
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 2
Acupuncturists 1
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders 1
Agricultural Equipment Operators 1
Animal Breeders 1
Bartenders 1
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 1
Carpenters 1
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 1
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 1
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 1
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders 1
Clinical Research Coordinators 1
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1
Cooks, Fast Food 1
Cooks, Restaurant 1
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 1
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1
Dental Laboratory Technicians 1
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 1
Etchers and Engravers 1
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 1
Fence Erectors 1
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators 1
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 1

Showing 40 of 77 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 40 occupations in occupations that perform Prepare mixtures or solutions.. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Construction Laborers Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas Agricultural Equipment Operators Brickmasons and Blockmasons Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Acupuncturists Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders Dental Laboratory Technicians Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders Cooks, Fast Food Animal Breeders Nurse Anesthetists Radiation Therapists Pharmacy Technicians Clinical Research Coordinators AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that perform Prepare mixtures or solutions., 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. "Prepare mixtures or solutions." 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/prepare-mixtures-or-solutions

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Prepare mixtures or solutions. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activities/prepare-mixtures-or-solutions

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-prepare-mixtures-or-solutions,
  title  = {Prepare mixtures or solutions},
  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/prepare-mixtures-or-solutions}
}

Citations name the underlying public dataset releases — they reflect what this page is built from, not just the URL.