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Set up computer systems, networks, or other information systems

Work activity · O*NET

Set up computer systems, networks, or other information systems is an intermediate work activity in the O*NET database — a concrete task that recurs across many occupations , grouped under Working with Computers. 22 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.

  • Install computer software
  • Install computer hardware
  • Configure computer networks
  • Install programs onto computer or computer-controlled equipment

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 92.8% When Copilot attempts this activity, how often it finishes the task
Scope AI handles 28.3% How much of the activity AI carries within a conversation
Positive user feedback 68.1% 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
Computer Network Support Specialists 7
Computer Network Architects 3
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 3
Computer User Support Specialists 3
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists 3
Web Developers 3
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 2
Information Security Engineers 2
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 2
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 2
Web Administrators 2
Blockchain Engineers 1
Computer Systems Analysts 1
Database Administrators 1
Database Architects 1
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 1
Health Informatics Specialists 1
Insurance Sales Agents 1
Lighting Technicians 1
Millwrights 1
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1
Statisticians 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 22 occupations in occupations that perform Set up computer systems, networks, or other information systems.. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Millwrights Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers Lighting Technicians First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers Computer Network Support Specialists Telecommunications Engineering Specialists Network and Computer Systems Administrators Computer Systems Analysts AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that perform Set up computer systems, networks, or other information systems., 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. "Set up computer systems, networks, or other information systems." 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/set-up-computer-systems-networks-or-other-information-systems

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Set up computer systems, networks, or other information systems. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activities/set-up-computer-systems-networks-or-other-information-systems

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-set-up-computer-systems-networks-or-other-information-systems,
  title  = {Set up computer systems, networks, or other information systems},
  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/set-up-computer-systems-networks-or-other-information-systems}
}

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