Develop specifications for new products or processes.

Develop specifications for new products or processes. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 5 occupations and seen in 6 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Develop technical specifications for products or operations. in Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment .

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 6 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 6 (100%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

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.

• Participate in the development of product specifications. · Quality Control Systems Managers · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Participate in the development of specifications for equipment, products, or substitute materials. · Purchasing Managers · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Develop new food items for production, based on consumer feedback. · Food Scientists and Technologists · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• Propose new biofuels products, processes, technologies or applications based on findings from applied biofuels or biomass research projects. · Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• Review plans and confer with research or support staff to develop new products or processes. · Industrial Production Managers · importance 3.6 · exposure with tools
• Develop new analytical techniques or sensor systems. · Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists · importance 3.4 · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Quality Control Systems Managers
• Purchasing Managers
• Food Scientists and Technologists
• Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
• Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists

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
• “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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  title  = {Develop specifications for new products or processes.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/develop-specifications-for-new-products-or-processes}
}