Select construction equipment.

Select construction equipment. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 7 occupations and seen in 8 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Select materials or equipment for operations or projects. in Making Decisions and Solving Problems .

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 8 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 1 (13%) 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 0.002% 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.

• Determine materials, equipment, and installation sequences necessary to maximize installation efficiency. · Solar Photovoltaic Installers · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Select and attach drill bits and drill rods, adding more rods as hole depths increase, and changing drill bits as needed. · Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Monitor progress of drilling operations, and select and change drill bits according to the nature of strata, using hand tools. · Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Select and fasten bulldozer blades or other attachments to tractors, using hitches. · Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Select the appropriate drill for the job, using knowledge of rock or soil conditions. · Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Select tools, equipment, or materials from storage and transport items to work site. · Helpers--Carpenters · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Select fishing methods or tools for removing obstacles such as liners, broken casing, screens, or drill pipe. · Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Select and purchase tools or finishes for surfaces to be covered, considering durability, ease of handling, methods of application, and customers' wishes. · Painters, Construction and Maintenance · importance 3.1 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Solar Photovoltaic Installers
• Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
• Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
• Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
• Helpers--Carpenters
• Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
• Painters, Construction and Maintenance

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.

@misc{singulariki-select-construction-equipment,
  title  = {Select construction equipment.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  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},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/select-construction-equipment}
}