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Assign work to others

Work activity · O*NET

Assign work to others is an intermediate work activity in the O*NET database — a concrete task that recurs across many occupations , grouped under Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others. 52 occupations report doing it as part of their work.

What it involves

The most common detailed activities O*NET records under this category, ranked by how many occupation tasks map to each.

  • Assign duties or work schedules to employees
  • Prepare staff schedules or work assignments
  • Prepare employee work schedules
  • Assign class work to students
  • Prepare activity or work schedules
  • Plan employee work schedules

How AI is applied to this activity

Microsoft's "Working with AI" study mapped real Bing Copilot conversations to O*NET work activities. The figures below are their measurements for this activity — they describe how AI is used today in one assistant's data, not a forecast that the activity will be automated.

AI completes it successfully 100.0% When Copilot attempts this activity, how often it finishes the task
Scope AI handles 25.0% How much of the activity AI carries within a conversation
Positive user feedback 69.0% Share of interactions users rated positively
How often AI is applied here 26th pct Percentile across all measured activities by how often AI performs them

Source: Microsoft "Working with AI" (working-with-ai). A high completion rate means AI can assist the activity in isolation — it does not mean an occupation that performs it is being automated, since every job blends many activities.

Detailed work activities

The more granular units of work O*NET groups under this activity, ordered by how many occupations perform them.

Occupations that perform this activity

Ranked by how many of the occupation's tasks map to this activity.

Occupation Tasks
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 2
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers 2
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 2
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 2
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 2
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 2
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 2
Administrative Services Managers 1
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors 1
Biostatisticians 1
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School 1
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 1
Chief Executives 1
Childcare Workers 1
Computer Programmers 1
Computer and Information Research Scientists 1
Correctional Officers and Jailers 1
Costume Attendants 1
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 1
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 1
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 1
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling 1
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 1
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 1
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 1
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 1
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 1
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 1
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 1
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 1
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers 1
Food Service Managers 1
Funeral Home Managers 1
Gambling Managers 1
General and Operations Managers 1
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 1
Information Technology Project Managers 1
Library Assistants, Clerical 1
Lodging Managers 1

Showing 40 of 52 occupations.

Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 40 occupations in occupations that perform Assign work to others.. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Industrial Machinery Mechanics Correctional Officers and Jailers First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers Childcare Workers First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School Library Assistants, Clerical Postmasters and Mail Superintendents Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers Lodging Managers Computer and Information Research Scientists Education Administrators, Postsecondary Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Computer Programmers AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that perform Assign work to others., by AI task-overlap and median pay

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

Cite this page
Plain

Singulariki. "Assign work to others." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/activities/assign-work-to-others

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Assign work to others. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activities/assign-work-to-others

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-assign-work-to-others,
  title  = {Assign work to others},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/activities/assign-work-to-others}
}

Citations name the underlying public dataset releases — they reflect what this page is built from, not just the URL.