Test, maintain, and monitor computer programs and systems, including coordinating the installation of computer programs and systems.

“Test, maintain, and monitor computer programs and systems, including coordinating the installation of computer programs and systems.” is a core task performed by Computer Systems Analysts. Among the occupation's 22 rated tasks, workers place it 20th by importance (#3 most important). About 90% 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.

• Monitor operation of computer or information technologies. in Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Test performance of computer or information systems. in Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Direct scientific or technical activities. in Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E1. Direct exposure — a language model could plausibly cut the time to do this task 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 1.00. Automation potential label: T3.

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.

• 0.30% share of AI-use records mapped to this task
• 55% of that use is work-related
• Most common interaction: directive
• Average autonomy of the AI: 3.6 (1–5; higher = more autonomous)
• 76% 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

• Troubleshoot program and system malfunctions to restore normal functioning. · importance 4.2
• Provide staff and users with assistance solving computer-related problems, such as malfunctions and program problems. · importance 4.0
• Use the computer in the analysis and solution of business problems, such as development of integrated production and inventory control and cost analysis systems. · importance 4.0
• Coordinate and link the computer systems within an organization to increase compatibility so that information can be shared. · importance 3.8
• Use object-oriented programming languages, as well as client and server applications development processes and multimedia and Internet technology. · importance 3.7
• Analyze information processing or computation needs and plan and design computer systems, using techniques such as structured analysis, data modeling, and information engineering. · importance 3.6
• Review and analyze computer printouts and performance indicators to locate code problems, and correct errors by correcting codes. · importance 3.6
• Consult with management to ensure agreement on system principles. · importance 3.6
• Specify inputs accessed by the system and plan the distribution and use of the results. · importance 3.5
• Expand or modify system to serve new purposes or improve work flow. · importance 3.5
• Interview or survey workers, observe job performance, or perform the job to determine what information is processed and how it is processed. · importance 3.4
• Train staff and users to work with computer systems and programs. · importance 3.4
• Supervise computer programmers or other systems analysts or serve as project leaders for particular systems projects. · importance 3.4
• Assess the usefulness of pre-developed application packages and adapt them to a user environment. · importance 3.3

See all tasks on the Computer Systems Analysts 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  = {Test, maintain, and monitor computer programs and systems, including coordinating the installation of computer programs and systems.},
  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},
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