Study blueprints or other instructions to determine equipment setup requirements.

Study blueprints or other instructions to determine equipment setup 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 2 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.003% 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 production schedules and work orders to determine processing sequences, furnace temperatures, and heat cycle requirements for objects to be heat-treated. · Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 4.8 · direct LLM exposure
• Read blueprints, drawings, or written specifications to determine sizes and shapes of patterns and required machine setups. · Patternmakers, Wood · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Study machining instructions, job orders, or blueprints to determine dimensional or finish specifications, sequences of operations, setups, or tooling requirements. · Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Review program specifications or blueprints to determine and set machine operations and sequencing, finished workpiece dimensions, or numerical control sequences. · Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · importance 4.6 · exposure with tools
• Read work orders to determine instructions and specifications for machine set-up. · Print Binding and Finishing Workers · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Read work orders or blueprints to determine specified tolerances and sequences of operations for machine setup. · Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Read blueprints, drawings, or written specifications, and consult with designers to determine sizes and shapes of patterns and required machine setups. · Model Makers, Wood · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Analyze job orders, drawings, blueprints, specifications, printed circuit board pattern films, and design data to calculate dimensions, tool selection, machine speeds, and feed rates. · Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Review work orders, blueprints, specifications, or job samples to determine components, settings, and adjustments for cutting and slicing machines. · Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Study blueprints or layouts of metal workpieces to determine grinding procedures, and to plan machine setups and operational sequences. · Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Study guides, charts, and specification sheets, and confer with supervisors to determine machine setup requirements. · Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders · importance 4.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Review work orders, specifications, or instructions to determine materials, ingredients, procedures, components, settings, and adjustments for extruding, forming, pressing, or compacting machines. · Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Read rolling orders, blueprints, and mill schedules to determine setup specifications, work sequences, product dimensions, and installation procedures. · Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Read work orders and communicate with coworkers to determine machine and equipment settings and adjustments and supply and product specifications. · Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs. · First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Study guides, loom patterns, samples, charts, or specification sheets, or confer with supervisors or engineering staff to determine setup requirements. · Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 4.2 · direct LLM exposure
• Study guides, samples, charts, and specification sheets or confer with supervisors or engineering staff to determine set-up requirements. · Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Study guides, samples, charts, and specification sheets, or confer with supervisors or engineering staff to determine setup requirements. · Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 4.2 · direct LLM exposure
• Read production schedules to determine setups of equipment and machines. · Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 4.1 · direct LLM exposure
• Read specifications, blueprints, and work orders to determine setups, temperatures, and time settings required to mold, form, or cast plastic materials, as well as to plan production sequences. · Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Examine blueprints, drawings, work orders, or patterns to determine equipment set-up or selection details, procedures to be used, or dimensions of final products. · Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Read and analyze specifications, schedules, logs, test results, and laboratory recommendations to determine how to set equipment controls to produce the required qualities and quantities of products. · Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Read and interpret instruction manuals or technical drawings related to biomass-fueled power or biofuels production equipment or processes. · Biomass Plant Technicians · importance 3.7 · direct LLM exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Patternmakers, Wood
• Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
• Print Binding and Finishing Workers
• Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Model Makers, Wood
• Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
• Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
• Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
• Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
• First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
• Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
• Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
• Biomass Plant 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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