Confer with engineers, customers, vendors, or others to discuss existing or potential electronics engineering projects or products.

“Confer with engineers, customers, vendors, or others to discuss existing or potential electronics engineering projects or products.” is a core task performed by Electronics Engineers, Except Computer. Among the occupation's 21 rated tasks, workers place it 17th by importance (#5 most important). About 97% 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.

• Communicate with others about specifications or project details. in Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Confer with clients to determine needs or order specifications. in Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Coordinate activities with clients, agencies, or organizations. in Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others

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.

• 0.006% share of AI-use records mapped to this task
• 100% 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.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Design electronic components, software, products, or systems for commercial, industrial, medical, military, or scientific applications. · importance 4.1
• Operate computer-assisted engineering or design software or equipment to perform electronics engineering tasks. · importance 4.0
• Evaluate project work to ensure effectiveness, technical adequacy, or compatibility in the resolution of complex electronics engineering problems. · importance 4.0
• Direct or coordinate activities concerned with manufacture, construction, installation, maintenance, operation, or modification of electronic equipment, products, or systems. · importance 3.8
• Provide technical support or instruction to staff or customers regarding electronics equipment standards. · importance 3.7
• Recommend repair or design modifications of electronics components or systems, based on factors such as environment, service, cost, or system capabilities. · importance 3.6
• Prepare documentation containing information such as confidential descriptions or specifications of proprietary hardware or software, product development or introduction schedules, product costs, or information about product performance weaknesses. · importance 3.6
• Prepare necessary criteria, procedures, reports, or plans for successful conduct of the project with consideration given to site preparation, facility validation, installation, quality assurance, or testing. · importance 3.5
• Plan or develop applications or modifications for electronic properties used in components, products, or systems to improve technical performance. · importance 3.4
• Develop or perform operational, maintenance, or testing procedures for electronic products, components, equipment, or systems. · importance 3.4
• Analyze electronics system requirements, capacity, cost, or customer needs to determine project feasibility. · importance 3.4
• Prepare, review, or maintain maintenance schedules, design documentation, or operational reports or charts. · importance 3.3
• Inspect electronic equipment, instruments, products, or systems to ensure conformance to specifications, safety standards, or applicable codes or regulations. · importance 3.2
• Determine project material or equipment needs. · importance 3.1

See all tasks on the Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 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  = {Confer with engineers, customers, vendors, or others to discuss existing or potential electronics engineering projects or products.},
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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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