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Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
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
Your main tasks and AI
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.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job loss31%of this job’s work time goes to tasks that people already do with Claude at work, counting tasks where AI only helps as half (2026).Anthropic, 2026
77%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 87% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Above 34% of jobsin how much of this job’s physical work robots have been shown to do, from factories to homes (2026).Anthropic, 2026
Your human edge
AI touches every main task of this job in some way. Your edge is judgment: knowing when AI’s work is right, and checking it before it counts.
AI tools for your work
Official connectors that let an AI assistant work inside the apps software developers use. Each is made by the app’s own maker.