Estimate costs for labor or materials.

Estimate costs for labor or materials. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 12 occupations and seen in 12 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Estimate project development or operational costs. in Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information .

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 12 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 12 (100%) 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.

• Estimate repair costs and timepiece values. · Watch and Clock Repairers · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Provide repair cost estimates, and recommend whether appliance repair or replacement is a better choice. · Home Appliance Repairers · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Estimate costs of vehicle repair. · Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Obtain problem descriptions from customers, and prepare cost estimates for repairs. · Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Compute cost estimates for labor and materials. · Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers · importance 4.1 · direct LLM exposure
• List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, or diagrams. · Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians · importance 4.1 · direct LLM exposure
• Estimate costs of repairs, based on parts and labor charges. · Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles · importance 4.0 · direct LLM exposure
• Provide customers with cost estimates for equipment installation. · Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers · importance 3.9 · direct LLM exposure
• List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, and diagrams. · Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers · importance 3.8 · direct LLM exposure
• Compute estimates and actual costs of factors such as materials, labor, or outside contractors. · First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• Estimate costs to repair machinery, equipment, or building structures. · Maintenance and Repair Workers, General · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools
• Estimate costs of repairs based on parts and labor requirements. · Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment · importance 3.3 · direct LLM exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Watch and Clock Repairers
• Home Appliance Repairers
• Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
• Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
• Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers
• Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
• Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles
• Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
• Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
• First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
• Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
• Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment

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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