Recommend approval, denial, or conditional approval of proposals.

“Recommend approval, denial, or conditional approval of proposals.” is a core task performed by Urban and Regional Planners. Among the occupation's 25 rated tasks, workers place it 20th by importance (#6 most important). About 100% 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.

• Advise others on business or operational matters. in Providing Consultation and Advice to Others

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.

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.

• 0.023% share of AI-use records mapped to this task

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, promote, or administer government plans or policies affecting land use, zoning, public utilities, community facilities, housing, or transportation. · importance 4.7
• Advise planning officials on project feasibility, cost-effectiveness, regulatory conformance, or possible alternatives. · importance 4.6
• Hold public meetings with government officials, social scientists, lawyers, developers, the public, or special interest groups to formulate, develop, or address issues regarding land use or community plans. · importance 4.6
• Create, prepare, or requisition graphic or narrative reports on land use data, including land area maps overlaid with geographic variables, such as population density. · importance 4.6
• Mediate community disputes or assist in developing alternative plans or recommendations for programs or projects. · importance 4.4
• Conduct field investigations, surveys, impact studies, or other research to compile and analyze data on economic, social, regulatory, or physical factors affecting land use. · importance 4.3
• Evaluate proposals for infrastructure projects or other development for environmental impact or sustainability. · importance 4.3
• Discuss with planning officials the purpose of land use projects, such as transportation, conservation, residential, commercial, industrial, or community use. · importance 4.2
• Keep informed about economic or legal issues involved in zoning codes, building codes, or environmental regulations. · importance 4.2
• Assess the feasibility of land use proposals and identify necessary changes. · importance 4.1
• Determine the effects of regulatory limitations on land use projects. · importance 3.9
• Review and evaluate environmental impact reports pertaining to private or public planning projects or programs. · importance 3.9
• Develop plans for public or alternative transportation systems for urban or regional locations to reduce carbon output associated with transportation. · importance 3.8
• Supervise or coordinate the work of urban planning technicians or technologists. · importance 3.8

See all tasks on the Urban and Regional Planners 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.

@misc{singulariki-task-222,
  title  = {Recommend approval, denial, or conditional approval of proposals.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  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},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-222}
}