Estimate costs of goods or services.

Estimate costs of goods or services. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 7 occupations and seen in 12 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Determine values or prices of goods or services. in Making Decisions and Solving Problems .

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 3 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.015% 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.

• Evaluate practicality of repair as opposed to payment of market value of vehicle before accident. · Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Review police reports, medical treatment records, medical bills, or physical property damage to determine the extent of liability. · Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Estimate parts and labor to repair damage, using standard automotive labor and parts cost manuals and knowledge of automotive repair. · Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Analyze blueprints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates. · Cost Estimators · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Quote duty and tax rates on goods to be imported, based on federal tariffs and excise taxes. · Customs Brokers · importance 4.1 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare estimates for use in selecting vendors or subcontractors. · Cost Estimators · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Prepare estimates used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work. · Cost Estimators · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Estimate building replacement costs, using building valuation manuals and professional cost estimators. · Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• Review material and labor requirements to decide whether it is more cost-effective to produce or purchase components. · Cost Estimators · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• Develop or maintain cost estimates, forecasts, or cost models. · Logistics Engineers · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools
• Conduct special studies to develop and establish standard hour and related cost data or to reduce cost. · Cost Estimators · importance 3.5 · exposure with tools
• Estimate cost of restoration work. · Museum Technicians and Conservators · importance 3.1 · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
• Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
• Cost Estimators
• Customs Brokers
• Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate
• Logistics Engineers
• Museum Technicians and Conservators

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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  title  = {Estimate costs of goods or services.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  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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}