Develop and maintain computer databases.

“Develop and maintain computer databases.” is a supplemental task performed by Forest and Conservation Technicians. Among the occupation's 21 rated tasks, workers place it 10th by importance (#12 most important). About 60% 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 databases. in Thinking Creatively

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.

• 0.092% share of AI-use records mapped to this task
• 71% of that use is work-related
• Most common interaction: feedback loop
• Average autonomy of the AI: 3.5 (1–5; higher = more autonomous)
• 77% 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

• Thin and space trees and control weeds and undergrowth, using manual tools and chemicals, or supervise workers performing these tasks. · importance 3.9
• Keep records of the amount and condition of logs taken to mills. · importance 3.9
• Manage forest protection activities, including fire control, fire crew training, and coordination of fire detection and public education programs. · importance 3.8
• Monitor activities of logging companies and contractors. · importance 3.8
• Perform reforestation or forest renewal, including nursery and silviculture operations, site preparation, seeding and tree planting programs, cone collection, and tree improvement. · importance 3.7
• Train and lead forest and conservation workers in seasonal activities, such as planting tree seedlings, putting out forest fires, and maintaining recreational facilities. · importance 3.7
• Plan and supervise construction of access routes and forest roads. · importance 3.7
• Select and mark trees for thinning or logging, drawing detailed plans that include access roads. · importance 3.7
• Supervise forest nursery operations, timber harvesting, land use activities such as livestock grazing, and disease or insect control programs. · importance 3.6
• Patrol park or forest areas to protect resources and prevent damage. · importance 3.5
• Provide information about, and enforce, regulations, such as those concerning environmental protection, resource utilization, fire safety, and accident prevention. · importance 3.5
• Inspect trees and collect samples of plants, seeds, foliage, bark, and roots to locate insect and disease damage. · importance 3.3
• Measure distances, clean sightlines, and record data to help survey crews. · importance 3.3
• Issue fire permits, timber permits, and other forest use licenses. · importance 3.3

See all tasks on the Forest and Conservation Technicians 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-5574,
  title  = {Develop and maintain computer databases.},
  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-5574}
}