Prepare detailed work plans.

Prepare detailed work plans. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 22 occupations and seen in 26 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 26 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 25 (96%) 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 5 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.005% 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.

• Prepare work orders and instructions for grinding lenses and fabricating eyeglasses. · Opticians, Dispensing · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Develop final construction plans that include aesthetic representations of the structure or details for its construction. · Architects, Except Landscape and Naval · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Create plans for solar energy system development, monitoring, and evaluation activities. · Solar Energy Systems Engineers · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Develop validation master plans, process flow diagrams, test cases, or standard operating procedures. · Validation Engineers · importance 4.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Plan alteration or modification of existing transportation structures to improve safety or function. · Transportation Engineers · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Determine the order of work and method of presentation, such as orthographic or isometric drawing. · Architectural and Civil Drafters · importance 4.1 · direct LLM exposure
• Develop plans and estimate costs for installation of systems, utilization of facilities, or construction of structures. · Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Develop or contribute to the development of plans to remediate or restore environments affected by nuclear radiation, such as waste disposal sites. · Nuclear Engineers · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Develop plans for oil and gas field drilling, and for product recovery and treatment. · Petroleum Engineers · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Plan or implement fuel cell cost reduction or product improvement projects in collaboration with other engineers, suppliers, support personnel, or customers. · Fuel Cell Engineers · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Select locations and plan underground or surface mining operations, specifying processes, labor usage, and equipment that will result in safe, economical, and environmentally sound extraction of minerals and ores. · Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Develop planting plans to help clients garden productively or to achieve particular aesthetic effects. · Landscape Architects · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Assist in the transition of photonic prototypes to production. · Photonics Engineers · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Plan and implement laboratory operations to develop material and fabrication procedures that meet cost, product specification, and performance standards. · Materials Engineers · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Develop work plans, including writing specifications or establishing material, manpower, or facilities needs. · Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• Plan and evaluate new projects, consulting with other engineers and corporate executives, as necessary. · Materials Engineers · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• Determine the order of work and the method of presentation, such as orthographic or isometric drawing. · Electrical and Electronics Drafters · importance 3.8 · direct LLM exposure
• Develop plans for new water resources or water efficiency programs. · Water/Wastewater Engineers · importance 3.6 · exposure with tools
• Plan and direct construction of rural electric-power distribution systems, and irrigation, drainage, and flood control systems for soil and water conservation. · Agricultural Engineers · importance 3.6 · exposure with tools
• Develop, implement, or manage plans or programs related to conservation or management of natural resources. · Environmental Engineers · importance 3.5 · exposure with tools
• Develop plans for the prevention of destruction by fire, wind, and water. · Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers · importance 3.4 · exposure with tools
• Prepare plans, estimates, design and construction schedules, and contract specifications, including any special provisions. · Marine Engineers and Naval Architects · importance 3.4 · exposure with tools
• Prepare project plans for equipment or facility improvements, including time lines, budgetary estimates, or capital spending requests. · Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · importance 3.4 · exposure with tools
• Aid in planning work assignments in accordance with worker performance, machine capacity, production schedules, or anticipated delays. · Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians · importance 3.2 · exposure with tools
• Develop plans to deconstruct damaged or obsolete roadways or other transportation structures in a manner that is environmentally sound or prepares the land for sustainable development. · Transportation Engineers · importance 2.9 · exposure with tools
• Plan sequences of calibration tests according to equipment specifications and scientific principles. · Calibration Technologists and Technicians · direct LLM exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Opticians, Dispensing
• Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
• Solar Energy Systems Engineers
• Validation Engineers
• Transportation Engineers
• Architectural and Civil Drafters
• Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
• Fuel Cell Engineers
• Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
• Nuclear Engineers
• Petroleum Engineers
• Landscape Architects
• Materials Engineers
• Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
• Electrical and Electronics Drafters
• Agricultural Engineers
• Environmental Engineers
• Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
• Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
• Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
• Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
• Calibration Technologists and Technicians

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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  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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