AI Delegation Index
What work could you hand off to an AI agent?
AI agents could handle several recurring digital workflows in this job, while people remain responsible for judgment and final decisions.
Where agents can help most
Use an agent to inspect failing tests, read logs, compare the broken behavior with the expected one, and draft a small code change for you to review.
Use an agent to compare a requested feature or performance tweak with the current code, point out the files and functions likely to change, and draft a first pass at the update.
Use an agent to read recent code changes and draft updated comments, README notes, or user instructions that match the new behavior.
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O*NET-SOC 15-1251.00 · #4 of 923
Result context
Create, modify, and test the code and scripts that allow computer applications to run. Work from specifications drawn up by software and web developers or other individuals. May develop and write computer programs to store, locate, and retrieve specific documents, data, and information.
The overall rating combines how useful the best agent workflows are with how much of the occupation they address. It is not an estimate of job automation or replacement.
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How you could use an agent
Use an agent to inspect failing tests, read logs, compare the broken behavior with the expected one, and draft a small code change for you to review. It helps you narrow down the bug quickly and rerun the relevant tests after the fix is made.
Where you stay involved
You decide whether the proposed change is safe, edit the code if needed, run the final tests, and approve anything that could affect other parts of the program.
How you could use an agent
Use an agent to compare a requested feature or performance tweak with the current code, point out the files and functions likely to change, and draft a first pass at the update. It helps you move from a requirement note to a workable code plan with test cases to run.
Where you stay involved
You decide the final scope, review the code and test results, and handle any design, security, or data-impact choices yourself.
How you could use an agent
Use an agent to read recent code changes and draft updated comments, README notes, or user instructions that match the new behavior. It helps you keep documentation aligned with the code so other people can understand what changed.
Where you stay involved
You review the wording, make sure it matches the actual program behavior, remove anything sensitive, and approve the final documentation before it is shared.
Supporting analysis
Underlying methodology score
83 / 100
This technical score determines the qualitative rating; it is not an estimate of the share of the occupation that can be automated.
O*NET 31.0 · methodology 3.3.0. Every workflow passes an action-level physical-execution and protected human-and-veterinary clinical-action gate. Documentation workflows must own a complete digital loop and use digital task evidence only; support-only workflows are disclosed separately and excluded from scoring. Artistic, editorial, normative, and policy-dependent work receives a transparent human-judgment constraint. National ranking within 923 scored O*NET occupations under methodology 3.3.0.
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