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Direct construction activities

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Part of Direct construction or extraction activities, under the O*NET work activity group Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 1 AI-assist, 4 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Manage and direct the construction, operations, or maintenance activities at project site.Stays human Civil Engineers
• Lay out, direct, and supervise mine construction operations, such as the construction of shafts and tunnels.Stays human Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
• Oversee construction and testing of prototype in model basin and develop sectional and waterline curves of hull to establish center of gravity, ideal hull form, and buoyancy and stability data.Stays human Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Direct or coordinate manufacturing, construction, installation, maintenance, support, documentation, or testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, or customer requirements.Stays human Electrical Engineers
• Design structures for crop storage, animal shelter and loading, and animal and crop processing, and supervise their construction.AI-assist Agricultural Engineers