Research human performance or health factors related to engineering or design activities.

Research human performance or health factors related to engineering or design activities. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 3 occupations and seen in 9 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 9 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 8 (89%) 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 2 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.031% 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.

• Collect data through direct observation of work activities or witnessing the conduct of tests. · Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Conduct interviews or surveys of users or customers to collect information on topics, such as requirements, needs, fatigue, ergonomics, or interfaces. · Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists · importance 4.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Perform functional, task, or anthropometric analysis, using tools, such as checklists, surveys, videotaping, or force measurement. · Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Integrate human factors requirements into operational hardware. · Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Conduct research to evaluate potential solutions related to changes in equipment design, procedures, manpower, personnel, or training. · Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Analyze complex systems to determine potential for further development, production, interoperability, compatibility, or usefulness in a particular area, such as aviation. · Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists · importance 3.5 · exposure with tools
• Study time, motion, methods, or speed involved in maintenance, production, or other operations to establish standard production rate or improve efficiency. · Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians · importance 3.5 · exposure with tools
• Investigate theoretical or conceptual issues, such as the human design considerations of lunar landers or habitats. · Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists · importance 3.4 · exposure with tools
• Plan and conduct industrial hygiene research. · Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors · importance 3.4 · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
• Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
• Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors

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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