Prepare standard volumetric solutions or reagents to be combined with samples, following standardized formulas or experimental procedures.

“Prepare standard volumetric solutions or reagents to be combined with samples, following standardized formulas or experimental procedures.” is a core task performed by Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians. Among the occupation's 15 rated tasks, workers place it 10th by importance (#6 most important). About 81% 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.

• Prepare specimens or materials for testing. in Handling and Moving Objects

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.

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.

• 0.005% share of AI-use records mapped to this task
• Most common interaction: directive
• Average autonomy of the AI: 3.3 (1–5; higher = more autonomous)
• 90% 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

• Conduct blood tests for transfusion purposes and perform blood counts. · importance 4.9
• Conduct chemical analyses of body fluids, such as blood or urine, using microscope or automatic analyzer to detect abnormalities or diseases and enter findings into computer. · importance 4.8
• Analyze the results of tests or experiments to ensure conformity to specifications, using special mechanical or electrical devices. · importance 4.8
• Set up, maintain, calibrate, clean, and test sterility of medical laboratory equipment. · importance 4.7
• Obtain specimens, cultivating, isolating, and identifying microorganisms for analysis. · importance 4.7
• Examine cells stained with dye to locate abnormalities. · importance 4.5
• Consult with a pathologist to determine a final diagnosis when abnormal cells are found. · importance 4.5
• Perform medical research to further control or cure disease. · importance 4.4
• Test raw materials, processes, or finished products to determine quality or quantity of materials or characteristics of a substance. · importance 4.4
• Collect blood or tissue samples from patients, observing principles of asepsis to obtain blood sample. · importance 4.4
• Analyze and record test data to issue reports that use charts, graphs, or narratives. · importance 4.2
• Supervise or instruct other technicians or laboratory assistants. · importance 4.1
• Inoculate fertilized eggs, broths, or other bacteriological media with organisms.
• Cut, stain, and mount tissue samples for examination by pathologists.

See all tasks on the Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 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  = {Prepare standard volumetric solutions or reagents to be combined with samples, following standardized formulas or experimental procedures.},
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  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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