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source = "dingel_neiman"
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source = "frey_osborne"
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source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"
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source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"
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capabilities = 120
tools = 18
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[[tools]]
example = "Oracle Database"
category = "Data base user interface and query software"
hot = true
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Oracle Java"
category = "Object or component oriented development software"
hot = true
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Python"
category = "Object or component oriented development software"
hot = true
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "R"
category = "Object or component oriented development software"
hot = true
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "SAP software"
category = "Enterprise resource planning ERP software"
hot = true
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Structured query language SQL"
category = "Data base user interface and query software"
hot = true
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Database software"
category = "Data base user interface and query software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Email software"
category = "Electronic mail software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Laboratory information management system LIMS"
category = "Analytical or scientific software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Software development tools"
category = "Development environment software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[workContext]]
name = "E-Mail"
value = 5

[[workContext]]
name = "Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets"
value = 5

[[workContext]]
name = "Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams"
value = 4.99

[[workContext]]
name = "Indoors, Environmentally Controlled"
value = 4.91

[[workContext]]
name = "Exposed to Contaminants"
value = 4.89

[[workContext]]
name = "Importance of Being Exact or Accurate"
value = 4.87

[[workContext]]
name = "Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team"
value = 4.57

[[workContext]]
name = "Exposed to Hazardous Conditions"
value = 4.49

[[workContext]]
name = "Time Pressure"
value = 4.35

[[workContext]]
name = "Health and Safety of Other Workers"
value = 4.16

[[workContext]]
name = "Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls"
value = 4

[[workContext]]
name = "Contact With Others"
value = 3.9

[[workContext]]
name = "Consequence of Error"
value = 3.84

[[workContext]]
name = "Freedom to Make Decisions"
value = 3.84

[[workContext]]
name = "Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results"
value = 3.74

[[workContext]]
name = "Spend Time Standing"
value = 3.67

[[workContext]]
name = "Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities"
value = 3.65

[[workContext]]
name = "Importance of Repeating Same Tasks"
value = 3.62

[[workContext]]
name = "Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable"
value = 3.57

[[workContext]]
name = "Frequency of Decision Making"
value = 3.35

[[workContext]]
name = "Telephone Conversations"
value = 3.33

[[workContext]]
name = "Level of Competition"
value = 3.16

[[workContext]]
name = "Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals"
value = 3.11

[[workContext]]
name = "Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers"
value = 3.08

[[workContext]]
name = "Physical Proximity"
value = 3.02

[[workContext]]
name = "Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment"
value = 2.95

[[workContext]]
name = "Written Letters and Memos"
value = 2.88

[[workContext]]
name = "Spend Time Walking or Running"
value = 2.83

[[workContext]]
name = "Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions"
value = 2.81

[[workContext]]
name = "Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People"
value = 2.71

[[workContext]]
name = "Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection"
value = 2.7

[[workContext]]
name = "Deal With External Customers or the Public in General"
value = 2.64

[[workContext]]
name = "Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled"
value = 2.63

[[workContext]]
name = "Degree of Automation"
value = 2.5

[[workContext]]
name = "Conflict Situations"
value = 2.46

[[workContext]]
name = "Spend Time Sitting"
value = 2.4

[[workContext]]
name = "Exposed to Hazardous Equipment"
value = 2.38

[[workContext]]
name = "Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions"
value = 2.37

[[workContext]]
name = "Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body"
value = 2.37

[[workContext]]
name = "Outdoors, Under Cover"
value = 2.07

[[personFit]]
name = "Physical Science"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 6.17

[[personFit]]
name = "Investigative"
family = "career_interest_type"
value = 5.8

[[personFit]]
name = "Realistic"
family = "career_interest_type"
value = 5.45

[[personFit]]
name = "Conventional"
family = "career_interest_type"
value = 5.25

[[personFit]]
name = "Life Science"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 3.61

[[personFit]]
name = "Engineering"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 3.31

[[personFit]]
name = "Mathematics/Statistics"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 3.19

[[personFit]]
name = "Medical Science"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 3.17

[[personFit]]
name = "Dependability"
family = "work_style"
value = 3

[[personFit]]
name = "Attention to Detail"
family = "work_style"
value = 2.74

[[personFit]]
name = "Cautiousness"
family = "work_style"
value = 2.43

[[personFit]]
name = "Mechanics/Electronics"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 2.25

[[personFit]]
name = "Physical/Manual Labor"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 2.17

[[personFit]]
name = "Information Technology"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 1.95

[[personFit]]
name = "Integrity"
family = "work_style"
value = 1.89

[[personFit]]
name = "Achievement Orientation"
family = "work_style"
value = 1.74

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "19-2031.00"
slug = "role-19-2031-00"
title = "Chemists"
tier = "Primary-Short"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "17-3028.00"
slug = "role-17-3028-00"
title = "Calibration Technologists and Technicians"
tier = "Primary-Short"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "17-2041.00"
slug = "role-17-2041-00"
title = "Chemical Engineers"
tier = "Primary-Short"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "17-3026.01"
slug = "role-17-3026-01"
title = "Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians"
tier = "Primary-Short"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "51-8091.00"
slug = "role-51-8091-00"
title = "Chemical Plant and System Operators"
tier = "Primary-Short"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "17-3026.00"
slug = "role-17-3026-00"
title = "Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians"
tier = "Primary-Long"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "29-2012.00"
slug = "role-29-2012-00"
title = "Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians"
tier = "Primary-Long"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "19-4099.01"
slug = "role-19-4099-01"
title = "Quality Control Analysts"
tier = "Primary-Long"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "19-4013.00"
slug = "role-19-4013-00"
title = "Food Science Technicians"
tier = "Primary-Long"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "19-4012.00"
slug = "role-19-4012-00"
title = "Agricultural Technicians"
tier = "Primary-Long"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "29-2011.00"
slug = "role-29-2011-00"
title = "Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists"
tier = "Supplemental"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "17-2131.00"
slug = "role-17-2131-00"
title = "Materials Engineers"
tier = "Supplemental"

[[careerClusters]]
cluster = "Advanced Manufacturing"
slug = "advanced-manufacturing"

[[studyPrograms]]
title = "Physical Sciences"
slug = "physical-sciences"

[[studyPrograms]]
title = "Science Technologies/Technicians"
slug = "science-technologies-technicians"

[[aiSignals]]
source = "frey_osborne"
label = "Computerization probability"
score = 0.57
scale = "0-1 probability"
release = "2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot"

[[aiSignals]]
source = "felten_aioe"
label = "AI occupational exposure"
score = 0.0628057
scale = "relative exposure score"
release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"

[[aiSignals]]
source = "felten_image_generation_aioe"
label = "Image generation occupational exposure"
score = 0.4307853
scale = "relative exposure score"
release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"

[[aiSignals]]
source = "felten_language_modeling_aioe"
label = "Language modeling occupational exposure"
score = -0.0940159
scale = "relative exposure score"
release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"
