Measure factors that affect installation and arrangement of equipment, such as distances to be spanned by wire and cable.

“Measure factors that affect installation and arrangement of equipment, such as distances to be spanned by wire and cable.” is a core task performed by Electrical and Electronics Drafters. Among the occupation's 30 rated tasks, workers place it 24th by importance (#7 most important). About 72% 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.

• Gather data about operational or development activities. in Getting Information

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

• Draft detail and assembly drawings of design components, circuitry or printed circuit boards, using computer-assisted equipment or standard drafting techniques and devices. · importance 4.4
• Draft working drawings, wiring diagrams, wiring connection specifications, or cross-sections of underground cables, as required for instructions to installation crew. · importance 4.4
• Assemble documentation packages and produce drawing sets to be checked by an engineer or an architect. · importance 4.3
• Review completed construction drawings and cost estimates for accuracy and conformity to standards and regulations. · importance 4.3
• Consult with engineers to discuss or interpret design concepts, or determine requirements of detailed working drawings. · importance 4.2
• Confer with engineering staff and other personnel to resolve problems. · importance 4.2
• Design electrical systems, such as lighting systems. · importance 4.0
• Draw master sketches to scale showing relation of proposed installations to existing facilities and exact specifications and dimensions. · importance 4.0
• Review work orders or procedural manuals and confer with vendors or design staff to resolve problems or modify design. · importance 3.9
• Locate files relating to specified design project in database library, load program into computer, and record completed job data. · importance 3.9
• Examine electronic schematics and supporting documents to develop, compute, and verify specifications for drafting data, such as configuration of parts, dimensions, or tolerances. · importance 3.9
• Compare logic element configuration on display screen with engineering schematics and calculate figures to convert, redesign, or modify element. · importance 3.8
• Review blueprints to determine customer requirements and consult with assembler regarding schematics, wiring procedures, or conductor paths. · importance 3.8
• Study work order requests to determine type of service, such as lighting or power, demanded by installation. · importance 3.8

See all tasks on the Electrical and Electronics Drafters 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  = {Measure factors that affect installation and arrangement of equipment, such as distances to be spanned by wire and cable.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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