Develop processes to separate components of liquids or gases or generate electrical currents, using controlled chemical processes.

“Develop processes to separate components of liquids or gases or generate electrical currents, using controlled chemical processes.” is a core task performed by Chemical Engineers. Among the occupation's 13 rated tasks, workers place it 4th by importance (#10 most important). About 87% 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

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• Develop operational or technical procedures or standards. in Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment

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: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Develop safety procedures to be employed by workers operating equipment or working in close proximity to ongoing chemical reactions. · importance 4.4
• Troubleshoot problems with chemical manufacturing processes. · importance 4.3
• Monitor and analyze data from processes and experiments. · importance 4.2
• Evaluate chemical equipment and processes to identify ways to optimize performance or to ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations. · importance 4.2
• Design and plan layout of equipment. · importance 3.8
• Prepare estimate of production costs and production progress reports for management. · importance 3.7
• Perform tests and monitor performance of processes throughout stages of production to determine degree of control over variables such as temperature, density, specific gravity, and pressure. · importance 3.6
• Conduct research to develop new and improved chemical manufacturing processes. · importance 3.6
• Determine most effective arrangement of operations such as mixing, crushing, heat transfer, distillation, and drying. · importance 3.4
• Perform laboratory studies of steps in manufacture of new products and test proposed processes in small-scale operation, such as a pilot plant. · importance 3.3
• Design measurement and control systems for chemical plants based on data collected in laboratory experiments and in pilot plant operations. · importance 3.3
• Direct activities of workers who operate or are engaged in constructing and improving absorption, evaporation, or electromagnetic equipment. · importance 3.1

See all tasks on the Chemical Engineers 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  = {Develop processes to separate components of liquids or gases or generate electrical currents, using controlled chemical processes.},
  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-3557}
}