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O*NET detailed work activityEstimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects
AI-assistPlan & schedule
14 jobs17 tasks
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Part of Determine resource needs of projects or operations, under the O*NET work activity group Making Decisions and Solving Problems. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (7 AI-ready, 10 AI-assist, 0 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Calculate dimensions, square footage, profile and component specifications, and material quantities, using calculator or computer.
- Identify required data, data acquisition plans, and test parameters, setting up equipment to conform to these specifications.
- Estimate material, time, and staffing requirements for a given project, based on work orders, job specifications, and experience.
- Identify operational requirements for new systems to inform selection of technological solutions.
- Calculate required capacities for equipment of proposed system to obtain specified performance and submit data to engineering personnel for approval.
- Compute load and grade requirements, water flow rates, or material stress factors to determine design specifications.
- Perform detailed calculations to compute and establish manufacturing, construction, or installation standards or specifications.
- Prepare specifications for purchases of materials or equipment.
- Determine project material or equipment needs.
- Estimate costs, production times, or staffing requirements for new designs.
- Prepare and interpret specifications, calculating weights, volumes, or stress factors.
- Calculate design specifications or cost, material, and resource estimates, and prepare project schedules and budgets.
- Research equipment or component needs, sources, competitive prices, delivery times, or ongoing operational costs.
- Determine quality, cost, strength, and quantity of required materials, and enter figures on materials lists.
- Calculate weights, volumes, and stress factors and their implications for technical aspects of designs.