Plan locations and sequences of cutting, drilling, bending, rolling, punching, and welding operations, using compasses, protractors, dividers, and rules.

“Plan locations and sequences of cutting, drilling, bending, rolling, punching, and welding operations, using compasses, protractors, dividers, and rules.” is a core task performed by Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic. Among the occupation's 14 rated tasks, workers place it 13th by importance (#2 most important). About 86% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Plan work activities. in Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Mark curves, lines, holes, dimensions, and welding symbols onto workpieces, using scribes, soapstones, punches, and hand drills. · importance 4.4
• Fit and align fabricated parts to be welded or assembled. · importance 4.4
• Locate center lines and verify template positions, using measuring instruments such as gauge blocks, height gauges, and dial indicators. · importance 4.3
• Plan and develop layouts from blueprints and templates, applying knowledge of trigonometry, design, effects of heat, and properties of metals. · importance 4.3
• Lay out and fabricate metal structural parts such as plates, bulkheads, and frames. · importance 4.2
• Install doors, hatches, brackets, and clips. · importance 4.2
• Compute layout dimensions, and determine and mark reference points on metal stock or workpieces for further processing, such as welding and assembly. · importance 4.2
• Brace parts in position within hulls or ships for riveting or welding. · importance 4.1
• Lift and position workpieces in relation to surface plates, manually or with hoists, and using parallel blocks and angle plates. · importance 4.1
• Inspect machined parts to verify conformance to specifications. · importance 4.0
• Add dimensional details to blueprints or drawings made by other workers. · importance 4.0
• Design and prepare templates of wood, paper, or metal. · importance 3.8
• Apply pigment to layout surfaces, using paint brushes. · importance 2.9

See all tasks on the Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic page.

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
• “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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  title  = {Plan locations and sequences of cutting, drilling, bending, rolling, punching, and welding operations, using compasses, protractors, dividers, and rules.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-10302}
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