Test products for functionality or quality.

Test products for functionality or quality. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 8 occupations and seen in 10 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Test characteristics of materials or products. in Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials .

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, 3 (33%) 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.

• Test combustible appliances, such as gas appliances. · Weatherization Installers and Technicians · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Fabricate, install, position, or connect components, parts, finished products, or instruments for testing or operational purposes. · Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Set up prototype and test apparatus and operate test controlling equipment to observe and record prototype test results. · Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Investigate or test vendors' or competitors' products. · Electrical Engineers · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools
• Test selected products at specified stages in the production process for performance characteristics or adherence to specifications. · Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Improve fuel efficiency by testing vehicles or components that use lighter materials, such as aluminum, magnesium alloy, or plastic. · Automotive Engineering Technicians · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
• Develop or perform operational, maintenance, or testing procedures for electronic products, components, equipment, or systems. · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · importance 3.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Assist engineers to design, develop, test, or manufacture industrial machinery, consumer products, or other equipment. · Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians · importance 3.3 · exposure with tools
• Test new food products and equipment. · Dietitians and Nutritionists · importance 2.5 · no direct exposure
• Conduct pressure tests on vessels, such as boilers. · 47-2011.00

Occupations that perform this

• Weatherization Installers and Technicians
• Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
• Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
• Electrical Engineers
• Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
• Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
• Dietitians and Nutritionists
• 47-2011.00

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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