Design electrical systems, such as lighting systems.

“Design electrical systems, such as lighting systems.” is a core task performed by Electrical and Electronics Drafters. Among the occupation's 30 rated tasks, workers place it 23rd by importance (#8 most important). About 78% 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.

• Design electrical or electronic systems or equipment. in Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment

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: T2.

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
• Measure factors that affect installation and arrangement of equipment, such as distances to be spanned by wire and cable. · importance 4.1
• 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  = {Design electrical systems, such as lighting systems.},
  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-21954}
}