Establish the location for a fence, and gather information needed to ensure that there are no electric cables or water lines in the area.

“Establish the location for a fence, and gather information needed to ensure that there are no electric cables or water lines in the area.” is a core task performed by Fence Erectors. Among the occupation's 20 rated tasks, workers place it 20th by importance (#1 most important). About 99% 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.

• Determine operational methods or procedures. in Making Decisions and Solving Problems

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

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 0.00. Automation potential label: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Set metal or wooden posts in upright positions in postholes. · importance 4.4
• Measure and lay out fence lines and mark posthole positions, following instructions, drawings, or specifications. · importance 4.4
• Align posts, by lines or sighting, and verify vertical alignment of posts, using plumb bobs or spirit levels. · importance 4.4
• Attach rails or tension wire along bottoms of posts to form fencing frames. · importance 4.3
• Dig postholes, using spades, posthole diggers, or power-driven augers. · importance 4.2
• Attach fence rail supports to posts, using hammers and pliers. · importance 4.1
• Mix and pour concrete around bases of posts, or tamp soil into postholes to embed posts. · importance 4.1
• Assemble gates, and fasten gates into position, using hand tools. · importance 4.1
• Make rails for fences, by sawing lumber or by cutting metal tubing to required lengths. · importance 4.1
• Nail top and bottom rails to fence posts, or insert them in slots on posts. · importance 4.1
• Discuss fencing needs with customers, and estimate and quote prices. · importance 4.0
• Stretch wire, wire mesh, or chain link fencing between posts, and attach fencing to frames. · importance 3.9
• Complete top fence rails of metal fences by connecting tube sections, using metal sleeves. · importance 3.9
• Erect alternate panel, basket weave, and louvered fences. · importance 3.9

See all tasks on the Fence Erectors 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.

@misc{singulariki-task-13623,
  title  = {Establish the location for a fence, and gather information needed to ensure that there are no electric cables or water lines in the area.},
  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-13623}
}