Review blueprints or specifications to determine work requirements.

Review blueprints or specifications to determine work requirements. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 23 occupations and seen in 23 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Read documents or materials to inform work processes. 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 23 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 20 (87%) 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 6 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.008% 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.

• Read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of materials required. · Structural Iron and Steel Workers · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Read work orders or receive instructions from supervisors or homeowners to determine work requirements. · Painters, Construction and Maintenance · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Review and interpret plans, blueprints, site layouts, specifications, or construction methods to ensure compliance to legal requirements and safety regulations. · Construction and Building Inspectors · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Read and interpret blueprints to determine the layout of system components, frameworks, and foundations, and to select installation equipment. · Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Read and interpret blueprints or specifications to determine size, shape, color, type, or thickness of glass, location of framing, installation procedures, or staging or scaffolding materials required. · Glaziers · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures. · First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Determine quantities, sizes, shapes, and locations of reinforcing rods from blueprints, sketches, or oral instructions. · Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Study blueprints and examine surface to be covered to determine amount of material needed. · Tile and Stone Setters · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Study specifications in blueprints, sketches, or building plans to prepare project layout and determine dimensions and materials required. · Carpenters · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Interpret blueprints and drawings to determine specifications and to calculate the materials required. · Brickmasons and Blockmasons · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Take measurements and study floor sketches to calculate the area to be carpeted and the amount of material needed. · Carpet Installers · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Talk to clients and study instructions, plans, or diagrams to establish work requirements. · Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Measure surfaces or review work orders to estimate the quantities of materials needed. · Paperhangers · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Examine designs to determine current requirements for all parts of the photovoltaic (PV) system electrical circuit. · Solar Photovoltaic Installers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Read blueprints and specifications to determine job requirements. · Insulation Workers, Mechanical · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Read blueprints or other specifications to determine methods of installation, work procedures, or material or tool requirements. · Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Study blueprints to determine locations, relationships, or dimensions of parts. · Boilermakers · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Review blueprints, building codes, or specifications to determine work details or procedures. · Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Read plans, instructions, or specifications to determine work activities. · Construction Laborers · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Review client requirements and proposed locations for drilling operations to determine feasibility, and to determine cost estimates. · Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions. · Sheet Metal Workers · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Read blueprints, and select appropriate insulation, based on space characteristics and the heat retaining or excluding characteristics of the material. · Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall · importance 3.6 · exposure with tools
• Read blueprints, schematics, diagrams, or technical orders. · Calibration Technologists and Technicians · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Structural Iron and Steel Workers
• Painters, Construction and Maintenance
• Construction and Building Inspectors
• Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
• First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
• Glaziers
• Carpenters
• Tile and Stone Setters
• Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
• Brickmasons and Blockmasons
• Carpet Installers
• Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
• Paperhangers
• Solar Photovoltaic Installers
• Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
• Insulation Workers, Mechanical
• Boilermakers
• Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
• Construction Laborers
• Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
• Sheet Metal Workers
• Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
• 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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  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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