Conduct validation tests of equipment or processes.

Conduct validation tests of equipment or processes. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 6 occupations and seen in 9 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment. in Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials .

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 9 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 6 (67%) 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 0.007% 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.

• Conduct validation or qualification tests of new or existing processes, equipment, or software in accordance with internal protocols or external standards. · Validation Engineers · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Test and verify hardware and support peripherals to ensure that they meet specifications and requirements, by recording and analyzing test data. · Computer Hardware Engineers · importance 3.9 · direct LLM exposure
• Perform acceptance testing on newly installed or updated systems. · Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists · importance 3.8 · direct LLM exposure
• Validate design of fuel cells, fuel cell components, or fuel cell systems. · Fuel Cell Engineers · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Perform tests and monitor performance of processes throughout stages of production to determine degree of control over variables such as temperature, density, specific gravity, and pressure. · Chemical Engineers · importance 3.6 · exposure with tools
• Develop or validate specialized materials characterization procedures, such as thermal withstand, fatigue, notch sensitivity, abrasion, or hardness tests. · Microsystems Engineers · importance 3.5 · no direct exposure
• Validate or characterize sustainable or environmentally friendly products, using electronic testing platforms. · Validation Engineers · importance 3.4 · exposure with tools
• Perform laboratory studies of steps in manufacture of new products and test proposed processes in small-scale operation, such as a pilot plant. · Chemical Engineers · importance 3.3 · no direct exposure
• Conduct acceptance tests, vendor-qualification protocols, surveys, audits, corrective-action reviews, or performance monitoring of incoming materials or components to ensure conformance to specifications. · Microsystems Engineers · importance 3.3 · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Validation Engineers
• Computer Hardware Engineers
• Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
• Fuel Cell Engineers
• Chemical Engineers
• Microsystems Engineers

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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