DevOps Engineers
Computer & MathematicalAI exposure
- Data source: BLSPublished: 2026-08
Very high· relative
LowFour relative bandsVery highGroup-level value
Scale, basis and source
Four relative bands (Low / Moderate / High / Very high)
831 detailed occupations in the BLS Employment Projections table. Assigned per National Employment Matrix (NEM) code, so occupations sharing a NEM code carry the same band
- Data source: AnthropicPublished: 2026-03
0.311
0.000Range of values carried here0.745Scale, basis and source
- Data source: ILOPublished: 2025
0.49
0.09Range of values carried here0.70Group-level value
Scale, basis and source
Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published
ISCO-08 unit group — every occupation sharing the code gets this value
Computed by this site, not published by the ILO: of the 1,012 occupations this site links to the ILO dataset, 21% score at or above this value.
What kind of figure this source publishes
The BLS category is a relative rank, not an absolute level, and it is not a first-hand measurement: it groups an occupation's percentile ranks across several published studies into four bands. It is not an employment or wage forecast, not a probability of adoption, and it does not separate automation from augmentation.
Task-level exposure
Show 151 hidden tasks| Task | Claude.aiRaw / share % | APIRaw / share % |
|---|---|---|
Search electronic sources, such as databases or repositories, or manual sources for information.15-1299 | 4.950064.0 | 5.720045.1 |
Confer with users to analyze, configure, or troubleshoot applications.15-1299 | 0.64008.3 | 0.15001.2 |
Provide technical guidance or support for the development or troubleshooting of systems.15-1299 | 0.48006.2 | 0.07000.6 |
Write and execute scripts to automate tasks, such as parsing large data files.15-1299 | 0.21002.7 | 0.16001.3 |
Create, analyze, report, convert, or transfer data, using specialized applications program software.15-1299 | 0.15001.9 | 0.24001.9 |
Evaluate existing systems to determine effectiveness, and suggest changes to meet organizational requirements.15-1299 | 0.08001.0 | 0.04000.3 |
Monitor system operation to detect potential problems.15-1299 | 0.07000.9 | 0.67005.3 |
Review existing or incoming data for currency, accuracy, usefulness, quality, or completeness of documentation.15-1299 | 0.06000.8 | 3.560028.1 |
Review or update Web page content or links in a timely manner, using appropriate tools.15-1299 | 0.06000.8 | 0.11000.9 |
Retrieve electronic assets from repository for distribution to users, collecting and returning to repository, if necessary.15-1299 | 0.06000.8 | 0.11000.9 |
Values in this tab are predicted labels, not observations. Eloundou et al. (2023) published two rating regimes — human raters and GPT-4 — and the β shown here is derived from the GPT-4 rater basis alone; the same task can take a different value under the other regime. The unit and the meaning differ from the observed shares (%) in the other tabs, so do not place them on the same axis.
| Task | βE1 + 0.5 × E2 |
|---|---|
Document design specifications, installation instructions, and other system-related information.O*NET Task ID 14668 | 1.0 |
Verify stability, interoperability, portability, security, or scalability of system architecture.O*NET Task ID 14669 | 1.0 |
Collaborate with engineers or software developers to select appropriate design solutions or ensure the compatibility of system components.O*NET Task ID 14670 | 1.0 |
Provide technical guidance or support for the development or troubleshooting of systems.O*NET Task ID 14672 | 1.0 |
Provide customers or installation teams guidelines for implementing secure systems.O*NET Task ID 14674 | 1.0 |
Investigate system component suitability for specified purposes, and make recommendations regarding component use.O*NET Task ID 14677 | 1.0 |
Perform ongoing hardware and software maintenance operations, including installing or upgrading hardware or software.O*NET Task ID 14678 | 1.0 |
Configure servers to meet functional specifications.O*NET Task ID 14679 | 1.0 |
Develop system engineering, software engineering, system integration, or distributed system architectures.O*NET Task ID 14682 | 1.0 |
Design and conduct hardware or software tests.O*NET Task ID 14683 | 1.0 |
β = E1 + 0.5 × E2 · E1 = tasks where direct LLM access alone cuts time by at least 50%, E2 = tasks where software built on top of an LLM cuts time by at least 50%. Values take only 0 / 0.5 / 1.0.
Data sources & licenses — O*NET®, Anthropic Economic Index, Eloundou et al. (2023): see full notices on the Credits page
Occupation information
Recent Changes Related to This Occupation
Jul 2026: ADP/Stanford linked postings-payroll study of ~7,000 IT workers (2019-2025) prices tasks separately within IT jobs. Advising others on the design or use of technologies is among 8 higher-wage activities; five tasks lost compensation value in 2023-2025 vs 2019-2022, including "develop models of systems, processes, or products." Effect sizes were not published.
[Source: ADP Research / Stanford Digital Economy Lab, Unbundling Jobs (July 2026)]Mar 2026: EIG (Mar 2026) argues the weakness in young adults' labor market is about age, not education: young workers of all education levels lag the rest of the labor market, which does not fit the media narrative of AI displacing computer science majors and entry-level graduates.
[Source: EIG: AI and Young-Adult Jobs (March 2026)]Mar 2026: Brookings (Mar 2026) says research on AI and the labor market is still in its first inning, and studies disagree: ADP payroll data show employment fell more for young workers in high-AI-exposure occupations, while CPS data show unemployment rose less for workers in more exposed occupations.
[Source: Brookings Institution]These summaries were written by AI Changing Work from the source linked with each one, and any figures in them are given as AI Changing Work summarised them; they can differ from the source's own wording and from figures shown elsewhere on this page, so check the source before relying on them. AI Changing Work matched this page's occupation to an O*NET occupation and chose, by its own judgment, case by case, which summaries relate to that O*NET occupation; a summary appearing here does not mean that its source names this occupation.