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O*NET detailed work activityAnalyze forecasting data to improve business decisions
AI-readyCrunch the numbers
10 jobs10 tasks
Paste a spreadsheet or table and ask AI to find trends, outliers and totals, or to write the formula you need. It's like having an analyst on call.
Part of Analyze data to improve operations, under the O*NET work activity group Analyzing Data or Information. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (9 AI-ready, 1 AI-assist, 0 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Perform or evaluate research, such as detailed company or industry analyses, to inform financial forecasting, decision making, or valuation.
- Analyze marketing or sales trends to forecast future conditions.
- Analyze retail data to identify current or emerging trends in theft or fraud.
- Review invoices, work orders, consumption reports, or demand forecasts to estimate peak performance periods and to issue work assignments.
- Collect and analyze survey data, regulatory information, and demographic and employment trends to forecast enrollment patterns and the need for curriculum changes.
- Develop or analyze information to assess the current or future financial status of firms.
- Analyze information on property values, taxes, zoning, population growth, and traffic volume and patterns to determine if properties should be acquired.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Use sales forecasting or strategic planning to ensure the sale and profitability of products, lines, or services, analyzing business developments and monitoring market trends.
- Evaluate construction methods and determine cost-effectiveness of plans, using computer models.
- Collect and analyze survey data, regulatory information, and data on demographic and employment trends to forecast enrollment patterns and curriculum change needs.