Develop conceptual, logical, or physical network designs.

“Develop conceptual, logical, or physical network designs.” is a core task performed by Computer Network Architects. Among the occupation's 33 rated tasks, workers place it 20th by importance (#14 most important). About 100% 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.

• Develop models of systems, processes, or products. in Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E1. Direct exposure — a language model could plausibly cut the time to do this task 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 1.00. Automation potential label: T3.

How AI is actually used on this kind of task

The Anthropic Economic Index observes how people actually use AI on tasks like this one across millions of real conversations.

• 0.012% share of AI-use records mapped to this task
• 50% of that use is work-related
• Most common interaction: task iteration
• Average autonomy of the AI: 3.8 (1–5; higher = more autonomous)
• 74% of interactions still needed a human in the loop

Observed AI use describes people choosing to use AI as a tool on this kind of task today. It is augmentation and assistance, not a measure of jobs replaced.

Working with AI vs. handing it off

Of the AI conversations mapped to this task, the split between people working alongside AI and people delegating the task to it.

How people interact with AI on this task

Other tasks in this occupation

• Develop disaster recovery plans. · importance 4.4
• Develop or recommend network security measures, such as firewalls, network security audits, or automated security probes. · importance 4.3
• Develop and implement solutions for network problems. · importance 4.2
• Maintain networks by performing activities such as file addition, deletion, or backup. · importance 4.2
• Coordinate network operations, maintenance, repairs, or upgrades. · importance 4.2
• Coordinate installation of new equipment. · importance 4.0
• Monitor and analyze network performance and reports on data input or output to detect problems, identify inefficient use of computer resources, or perform capacity planning. · importance 3.9
• Develop network-related documentation. · importance 3.9
• Develop and write procedures for installation, use, or troubleshooting of communications hardware or software. · importance 3.8
• Participate in network technology upgrade or expansion projects, including installation of hardware and software and integration testing. · importance 3.8
• Design, build, or operate equipment configuration prototypes, including network hardware, software, servers, or server operation systems. · importance 3.8
• Adjust network sizes to meet volume or capacity demands. · importance 3.8
• Communicate with system users to ensure accounts are set up properly or to diagnose and solve operational problems. · importance 3.8
• Evaluate network designs to determine whether customer requirements are met efficiently and effectively. · importance 3.7

See all tasks on the Computer Network Architects 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
• 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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  title  = {Develop conceptual, logical, or physical network designs.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  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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