Design, implement, maintain, or improve electrical instruments, equipment, facilities, components, products, or systems for commercial, industrial, or domestic purposes.

“Design, implement, maintain, or improve electrical instruments, equipment, facilities, components, products, or systems for commercial, industrial, or domestic purposes.” is a core task performed by Electrical Engineers. Among the occupation's 22 rated tasks, workers place it 22nd by importance (#1 most important). About 94% 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.

• Design structures or facilities. in Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
• Design electrical or electronic systems or equipment. in Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
• Maintain electronic, computer, or other technical equipment. in Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment

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

• Oversee project production efforts to assure projects are completed on time and within budget. · importance 4.0
• Direct or coordinate manufacturing, construction, installation, maintenance, support, documentation, or testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, or customer requirements. · importance 4.0
• Perform detailed calculations to compute and establish manufacturing, construction, or installation standards or specifications. · importance 3.9
• Operate computer-assisted engineering or design software or equipment to perform engineering tasks. · importance 3.8
• Confer with engineers, customers, or others to discuss existing or potential engineering projects or products. · importance 3.7
• Investigate or test vendors' or competitors' products. · importance 3.7
• Collect data relating to commercial or residential development, population, or power system interconnection to determine operating efficiency of electrical systems. · importance 3.7
• Inspect completed installations and observe operations to ensure conformance to design and equipment specifications and compliance with operational, safety, or environmental standards. · importance 3.7
• Develop systems that produce electricity with renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar, or biofuels. · importance 3.6
• Investigate customer or public complaints to determine the nature and extent of problems. · importance 3.6
• Prepare technical drawings, specifications of electrical systems, or topographical maps to ensure that installation and operations conform to standards and customer requirements. · importance 3.6
• Prepare specifications for purchases of materials or equipment. · importance 3.6
• Compile data and write reports regarding existing or potential electrical engineering studies or projects. · importance 3.6
• Estimate labor, material, or construction costs for budget preparation purposes. · importance 3.6

See all tasks on the Electrical 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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  year   = {2026},
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