Build models, patterns, or templates.

Build models, patterns, or templates. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 6 occupations and seen in 8 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Assemble products or work aids. in Handling and Moving Objects .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 8 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 4 (50%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

The Anthropic Economic Index observes real AI use on 1 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.002% per task.

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Model substances such as clay or wax, using fingers and small hand tools to form objects. · Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Design and build scale models of set designs, or miniature sets used in filming backgrounds or special effects. · Set and Exhibit Designers · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Draw patterns for articles designed, cut patterns, and cut material according to patterns, using measuring instruments and scissors. · Fashion Designers · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• Prepare sketches, floor plans, or models of proposed displays. · Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• Fabricate patterns or templates to guide craft production. · Craft Artists · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Sew together sections of material to form mockups or samples of garments or articles, using sewing equipment. · Fashion Designers · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
• Create prototypes or models of objects to be crafted. · Craft Artists · importance 3.5 · exposure with tools
• Fabricate models or samples in paper, wood, glass, fabric, plastic, metal, or other materials, using hand or power tools. · Commercial and Industrial Designers · importance 3.0 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
• Set and Exhibit Designers
• Fashion Designers
• Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
• Craft Artists
• Commercial and Industrial Designers

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.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

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

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  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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