Evaluate and approve selection of vendors by studying past performance or new advertisements.

“Evaluate and approve selection of vendors by studying past performance or new advertisements.” is a supplemental task performed by Aerospace Engineers. Among the occupation's 18 rated tasks, workers place it 6th by importance (#13 most important). About 54% 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.

• Gather data about operational or development activities. in Getting Information
• Authorize business activities or transactions. in Making Decisions and Solving Problems

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: T2.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Formulate mathematical models or other methods of computer analysis to develop, evaluate, or modify design, according to customer engineering requirements. · importance 4.1
• Plan or conduct experimental, environmental, operational, or stress tests on models or prototypes of aircraft or aerospace systems or equipment. · importance 4.0
• Plan or coordinate investigation and resolution of customers' reports of technical problems with aircraft or aerospace vehicles. · importance 3.9
• Formulate conceptual design of aeronautical or aerospace products or systems to meet customer requirements or conform to environmental regulations. · importance 3.9
• Write technical reports or other documentation, such as handbooks or bulletins, for use by engineering staff, management, or customers. · importance 3.8
• Direct or coordinate activities of engineering or technical personnel involved in designing, fabricating, modifying, or testing of aircraft or aerospace products. · importance 3.8
• Diagnose performance problems by reviewing reports or documentation from customers or field engineers or by inspecting malfunctioning or damaged products. · importance 3.8
• Evaluate product data or design from inspections or reports for conformance to engineering principles, customer requirements, environmental regulations, or quality standards. · importance 3.8
• Direct aerospace research and development programs. · importance 3.5
• Develop design criteria for aeronautical or aerospace products or systems, including testing methods, production costs, quality standards, environmental standards, or completion dates. · importance 3.4
• Analyze project requests, proposals, or engineering data to determine feasibility, productibility, cost, or production time of aerospace or aeronautical products. · importance 3.4
• Maintain records of performance reports for future reference. · importance 3.3
• Design new or modify existing aerospace systems to reduce polluting emissions, such as nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, or smoke emissions. · importance 2.3
• Design or engineer filtration systems that reduce harmful emissions.

See all tasks on the Aerospace Engineers 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  = {Evaluate and approve selection of vendors by studying past performance or new advertisements.},
  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-1344}
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