Plan work procedures.

Plan work procedures. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 9 occupations and seen in 9 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Plan work activities. in Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work .

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 9 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 9 (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.

• Review damage reports, prepare or review repair cost estimates, and plan work to be performed. · Automotive Body and Related Repairers · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Inspect installation sites and study work orders, building plans, and installation manuals to determine materials requirements and installation procedures. · Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Plan work procedures, using charts, technical manuals, and experience. · Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · 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
• Plan and carry out work assignments, using blueprints, schematic drawings, technical manuals, wiring diagrams, or liquid or air flow sheets, following prescribed regulations, directives, or other instructions as required. · Medical Equipment Repairers · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• 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
• 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
• Develop, implement, or evaluate maintenance policies and procedures. · First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers · importance 3.5 · exposure with tools
• Prepare plans to intercept foreign communications transmissions. · Intelligence Analysts · importance 3.1 · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Automotive Body and Related Repairers
• Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
• Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
• Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
• Medical Equipment Repairers
• Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
• Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
• First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
• Intelligence Analysts

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-plan-work-procedures,
  title  = {Plan work procedures.},
  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/plan-work-procedures}
}