Evaluate utility of software or hardware technologies.

Evaluate utility of software or hardware technologies. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 9 occupations and seen in 19 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Evaluate the characteristics, usefulness, or performance of products or technologies. in Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People .

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 19 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 19 (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 11 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.035% 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.

• Assess the quality of security controls, using performance indicators. · Information Security Engineers · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Submit project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards. · Information Technology Project Managers · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Investigate system component suitability for specified purposes, and make recommendations regarding component use. · Computer Systems Engineers/Architects · importance 4.2 · direct LLM exposure
• Develop, implement, or evaluate health information technology applications, tools, processes, or structures to assist nurses with data management. · Health Informatics Specialists · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Design, develop, select, test, implement, and evaluate new or modified informatics solutions, data structures, and decision-support mechanisms to support patients, health care professionals, and their information management and human-computer and human-technology interactions within health care contexts. · Health Informatics Specialists · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Analyze computer and information technologies to determine applicability to nursing practice, education, administration, and research. · Health Informatics Specialists · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Evaluate existing systems to determine effectiveness, and suggest changes to meet organizational requirements. · Computer Systems Engineers/Architects · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools
• Evaluate processes and technologies, and suggest revisions to increase productivity and efficiency. · Clinical Data Managers · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools
• Identify, evaluate and recommend hardware or software technologies to achieve desired database performance. · Database Architects · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools
• Evaluate new emerging media or technologies and make recommendations for their application within Internet marketing or search marketing campaigns. · Search Marketing Strategists · importance 3.5 · exposure with tools
• Evaluate current or emerging technologies to consider factors such as cost, portability, compatibility, or usability. · Computer Systems Engineers/Architects · importance 3.5 · exposure with tools
• Identify, evaluate, or procure hardware or software for implementing online marketing campaigns. · Search Marketing Strategists · importance 3.4 · exposure with tools
• Prepare evaluations of software or hardware, and recommend improvements or upgrades. · Computer User Support Specialists · importance 3.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Assess the usefulness of pre-developed application packages and adapt them to a user environment. · Computer Systems Analysts · importance 3.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Evaluate or recommend software for testing or bug tracking. · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · importance 3.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Evaluate or recommend server hardware or software. · Web Developers · importance 3.1 · direct LLM exposure
• Evaluate or recommend server hardware or software. · Web Administrators · importance 3.1 · direct LLM exposure
• Identify, evaluate and recommend hardware or software technologies to achieve desired database performance. · Database Administrators · importance 3.0 · direct LLM exposure
• Evaluate blockchain processes or risks based on security assessments or control matrix reviews. · Blockchain Engineers · direct LLM exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Information Security Engineers
• Health Informatics Specialists
• Clinical Data Managers
• Database Architects
• Search Marketing Strategists
• Computer User Support Specialists
• Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
• Web Developers
• Database Administrators

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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