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Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

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Design and develop solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions.

10 main tasks · most important first

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Importance

01Communicate with staff or clients to understand specific system requirements.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
02Investigate system component suitability for specified purposes, and make recommendations regarding component use.AI could speed this up a lot
03Provide customers or installation teams guidelines for implementing secure systems.AI could speed this up a lot
04Direct the analysis, development, and operation of complete computer systems.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
05Direct the installation of operating systems, network or application software, or computer or network hardware.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
06Monitor system operation to detect potential problems.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
07Identify system data, hardware, or software components required to meet user needs.People already use AI for this at work
08Perform ongoing hardware and software maintenance operations, including installing or upgrading hardware or software.People already use AI for this at work
09Verify stability, interoperability, portability, security, or scalability of system architecture.People already use AI for this at work
10Research, test, or verify proper functioning of software patches and fixes.AI could speed this up a lot

Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.

Checked O*NET 31.0, August 2026Corrections

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O*NET 31.0 Database, US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), 2026-08. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Anthropic Economic Index: labor market impacts (observed exposure), Anthropic, 2026-03-05. Licence: CC BY.

Working with AI: Measuring the Applicability of Generative AI to Occupations (v1.1), Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025-12. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

GPTs are GPTs: labor market impact potential of LLMs (Science, 2024), Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023. Licence: MIT.

What work can robots do? (robot exposure index), Anthropic, 2026-09-30. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

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