Research design or application of green technologies.

Research design or application of green technologies. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 4 occupations and seen in 6 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Research technology designs or applications. in Getting Information .

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, 6 (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 1 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.004% 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.

• Research or implement green automotive technologies involving alternative fuels, electric or hybrid cars, or lighter or more fuel-efficient vehicles. · Automotive Engineers · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools
• Investigate experimental wind turbines or wind turbine technologies for properties such as aerodynamics, production, noise, and load. · Wind Energy Engineers · importance 3.6 · exposure with tools
• Research renewable or alternative energy systems or technologies, such as solar thermal or photovoltaic energy. · Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar · importance 3.4 · exposure with tools
• Investigate green consumer electronics applications for consumer electronic devices, power saving devices for computers or televisions, or energy efficient power chargers. · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · importance 2.4 · exposure with tools
• Research or develop new green electronics technologies, such as lighting, optical data storage devices, or energy efficient televisions. · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · importance 2.4 · exposure with tools
• Evaluate biofuel performance specifications to determine feasibility for aerospace applications. · Aerospace Engineers · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Automotive Engineers
• Wind Energy Engineers
• Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
• Aerospace Engineers

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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