Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

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SOC code
17-3021.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
15 activities
Activities an agent can take on
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and TechniciansSOC 17-3021.00
88% · agentMostly automatable
82% · agentMostly automatable
80% · agentMostly automatable
75% · agentMostly automatable
48% · you keepPartly automatable
12% · you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents · 4 need no setup
Test Data Analysis Agent
Microsoft Excel · Python · Data acquisition software
● No integration needed
Instrumentation Design Agent
Autodesk AutoCAD · Microsoft Visio · Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
● No integration needed
Test Planning Agent
Microsoft Excel · Microsoft Project · Microsoft Word
● No integration needed
Data Acquisition Automation Agent
Python · National Instruments LabVIEW · Data acquisition software
● No integration needed
You keep this
Approve test procedures and validate safety compliance before executionPhysically inspect, calibrate, and maintain test equipment and setupsOwn accountability for test facility operations and equipment readinessMake final engineering judgments on anomalous test results and system malfunctions

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Interpret and document test data and results88% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable
Design electrical and mechanical systems for instrumentation82% · drafting and content production · mostly automatable
Estimate data requirements and test parameters80% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable

The full activity list

All 15 detailed work activities O*NET records for Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.

Partly automatable 1

Partly automatable activities for Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
ActivityJobs
Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans21