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Design structures or facilities

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Part of Design structures or facilities, under the O*NET work activity group Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 9 AI-assist, 0 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Integrate engineering elements into unified architectural designs.AI-assist Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
• Plan layouts of structural architectural projects.AI-assist Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
• Assist drafters in developing the structural design of products, using drafting tools or computer-assisted drafting equipment or software.AI-assist Mechanical Engineers
• Design structures for crop storage, animal shelter and loading, and animal and crop processing, and supervise their construction.AI-assist Agricultural Engineers
• Design complete hull and superstructure according to specifications and test data, in conformity with standards of safety, efficiency, and economy.AI-assist Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
• Design water storage tanks or other water storage facilities.AI-assist Water/Wastewater Engineers
• Design plant layouts or production facilities.AI-assist Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Design, implement, maintain, or improve electrical instruments, equipment, facilities, components, products, or systems for commercial, industrial, or domestic purposes.AI-assist Electrical Engineers
• Design, implement, and monitor the development of mines, facilities, systems, or equipment.AI-assist Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers