Home / Tasks / Review blueprints or specifications to determine work requirements
In 8 of the 23 jobs that do this, AI or robots already show up on it, most often as work people hand to AI. In the other 15, there's no evidence yet. Jobs spend a median of 19m of an 8-hour shift on it, and about 4.5 million U.S. workers hold these jobs.
15No evidence yet
6Often handed to AI
2Robots
Every job that does this
Each job words the task its own way. Minutes are that job's estimate for a typical shift; the label is the evidence for that job's version.
| Job and its version of the task | Per shift | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Construction and Building InspectorsReview and interpret plans, blueprints, site layouts, specifications, or construction methods to ensure compliance to legal requirements and safety regulations. | 45m | Often handed to AI |
| Reinforcing Iron and Rebar WorkersDetermine quantities, sizes, shapes, and locations of reinforcing rods from blueprints, sketches, or oral instructions. | 37m | No evidence yet |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersRead specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures. | 35m | Often handed to AI |
| BoilermakersStudy blueprints to determine locations, relationships, or dimensions of parts. | 29m | No evidence yet |
| Sheet Metal WorkersDetermine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions. | 29m | No evidence yet |
| Structural Iron and Steel WorkersRead specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of materials required. | 24m | Often handed to AI |
| CarpentersStudy specifications in blueprints, sketches, or building plans to prepare project layout and determine dimensions and materials required. | 23m | No evidence yet |
| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and WallRead blueprints, and select appropriate insulation, based on space characteristics and the heat retaining or excluding characteristics of the material. | 20m | No evidence yet |
| Brickmasons and BlockmasonsInterpret blueprints and drawings to determine specifications and to calculate the materials required. | 20m | No evidence yet |
| Carpet InstallersTake measurements and study floor sketches to calculate the area to be carpeted and the amount of material needed. | 20m | Robots |
| PaperhangersMeasure surfaces or review work orders to estimate the quantities of materials needed. | 20m | Robots |
| Calibration Technologists and TechniciansRead blueprints, schematics, diagrams, or technical orders. | 19m | No evidence yet |
| Elevator and Escalator Installers and RepairersRead and interpret blueprints to determine the layout of system components, frameworks, and foundations, and to select installation equipment. | 18m | No evidence yet |
| GlaziersRead and interpret blueprints or specifications to determine size, shape, color, type, or thickness of glass, location of framing, installation procedures, or staging or scaffolding materials required. | 18m | No evidence yet |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersReview blueprints, building codes, or specifications to determine work details or procedures. | 18m | Often handed to AI |
| Painters, Construction and MaintenanceRead work orders or receive instructions from supervisors or homeowners to determine work requirements. | 14m | No evidence yet |
| Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersRead blueprints or other specifications to determine methods of installation, work procedures, or material or tool requirements. | 13m | No evidence yet |
| Tile and Stone SettersStudy blueprints and examine surface to be covered to determine amount of material needed. | 13m | No evidence yet |
| Mechanical Insulation WorkersRead blueprints and specifications to determine job requirements. | 12m | Often handed to AI |
| Construction LaborersRead plans, instructions, or specifications to determine work activities. | 12m | Often handed to AI |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsTalk to clients and study instructions, plans, or diagrams to establish work requirements. | 11m | No evidence yet |
| Solar Photovoltaic InstallersExamine designs to determine current requirements for all parts of the photovoltaic (PV) system electrical circuit. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Earth DrillersReview client requirements and proposed locations for drilling operations to determine feasibility, and to determine cost estimates. | 6m | No evidence yet |
How to read this
This task type comes from O*NET's detailed work activities, which link similar tasks across jobs. A label applies to one job's version of the task: AI use comes from real AI conversations (Anthropic Economic Index) and robot evidence from deployments in real workplaces. "No evidence yet" may just mean the task is rare in the data. How we keep time.
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