Supervise engineers or other staff in the design or implementation of network solutions.

“Supervise engineers or other staff in the design or implementation of network solutions.” is a core task performed by Computer Network Architects. Among the occupation's 33 rated tasks, workers place it 13th by importance (#21 most important). About 70% 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.

• Supervise personnel activities. in Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates

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

• 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
• Develop conceptual, logical, or physical network designs. · importance 3.8

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
• “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  = {Supervise engineers or other staff in the design or implementation of network solutions.},
  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-18985}
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