Lay out work according to specifications.

Lay out work according to specifications. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 6 occupations and seen in 6 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Position materials or components for assembly. in Handling and Moving Objects .

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, 3 (50%) 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.

• Lay out mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with power drill. · Millwrights · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Lay out installation of aircraft assemblies and systems, following documentation such as blueprints, manuals, and wiring diagrams. · Avionics Technicians · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Plan and lay out repair work, using diagrams, drawings, blueprints, maintenance manuals, or schematic diagrams. · Maintenance and Repair Workers, General · importance 3.6 · exposure with tools
• Lay out reference points for installation of structural and functional components, using measuring instruments. · Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers · importance 3.5 · no direct exposure
• Locate and mark dimensions and reference lines on defective or replacement parts, using templates, scribes, compasses, and steel rules. · Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · importance 3.4 · no direct exposure
• Lay out reference points and dimensions on parts or metal stock to be machined, using precision measuring instruments. · Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers · importance 2.8 · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Millwrights
• Avionics Technicians
• Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
• Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
• Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
• Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers

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.

@misc{singulariki-lay-out-work-according-to-specifications,
  title  = {Lay out work according to specifications.},
  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/lay-out-work-according-to-specifications}
}