OBSERVED IN REAL USE · Anthropic 2026
7%
of this role’s work is already showing up in real Claude usage (Anthropic Economic Index).
Still standing — but the ground is warm.
53% of this role’s O*NET tasks are within reach of today’s AI. That is the core-weighted exposure score from Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”). It measures a capability ceiling, not a headcount forecast. Heavily exposed. Most of the tasks are within reach of today’s AI.
WHAT AI CAN ALREADY DO
- Maintain technical project files
- Publish engineering reports documenting design details or qualification test results
- Create embedded software design programs
- Design advanced electronic control systems for mechanical systems
- Design, develop, or implement control circuits or algorithms for electromechanical or pneumatic devices or systems
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
- Implement or test design solutions
- Oversee the work of contractors in accordance with project requirements
- Monitor or calibrate automated systems, industrial control systems, or system components to maximize efficiency of production
THE HONEST PART. A percentage is not a pink slip. High exposure usually means a role shrinks and shifts toward judgment, direction and responsibility: the parts a model can’t sign its name to. Exposure ≠ displacement. Breathe.
"My job is 53% cooked. What’s yours?"
SOURCES: O*NET 30.3 occupational tasks · Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”,
arXiv:2303.10130) · Anthropic Economic Index 2026 (CC-BY) |
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last updated 2026-07-16