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Research industrial processes or operations

AI can get you up to speed fast and suggest where to look, but you need to confirm findings against real sources, records or people.

Part of Research organizational behavior, processes, or performance, under the O*NET work activity group Getting Information. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (1 AI-ready, 4 AI-assist, 0 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Study industrial processes to maximize the efficiency of equipment applications, including equipment placement.AI-assist Mechanical Engineers
• Evaluate materials, fabrication methods, joining methods, surface treatments, or packaging to ensure acceptable processing, performance, cost, sustainability, or availability.AI-assist Microsystems Engineers
• Perform laboratory studies of steps in manufacture of new products and test proposed processes in small-scale operation, such as a pilot plant.AI-assist Chemical Engineers

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Review industrial practices, such as the methods and materials used in construction or production, to identify potential liabilities and environmental hazards.AI-assist Industrial Ecologists
• Conduct or direct mining experiments to test or prove research findings.AI-ready Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers