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Explain regulations, policies, or procedures

Work activity · O*NET

Explain regulations, policies, or procedures is an intermediate work activity in the O*NET database — a concrete task that recurs across many occupations , grouped under Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others. 91 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.

  • Explain regulations, policies, or procedures
  • Communicate organizational policies and procedures
  • Communicate with clients about products, procedures, and policies
  • Inform the public about policies, services or procedures
  • Communicate organizational information to customers or other stakeholders
  • Inform others about laws or regulations

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 92.5% When Copilot attempts this activity, how often it finishes the task
Scope AI handles 55.5% How much of the activity AI carries within a conversation
Positive user feedback 68.3% Share of interactions users rated positively
How often AI is applied here 96th 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
Weatherization Installers and Technicians 4
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 3
Compliance Managers 3
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 3
First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants 3
Recreation Workers 3
Animal Control Workers 2
Construction Managers 2
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 2
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling 2
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 2
First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators 2
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 2
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 2
Fish and Game Wardens 2
Freight Forwarders 2
Fundraisers 2
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 2
Quality Control Systems Managers 2
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks 2
Security Managers 2
Tour Guides and Escorts 2
Animal Caretakers 1
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 1
Architectural and Engineering Managers 1
Audio and Video Technicians 1
Baggage Porters and Bellhops 1
Billing and Posting Clerks 1
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels 1
Chief Executives 1
Clinical Research Coordinators 1
Compliance Officers 1
Construction and Building Inspectors 1
Correspondence Clerks 1
Credit Counselors 1
Crossing Guards and Flaggers 1
Customs and Border Protection Officers 1
Economists 1
Emergency Management Directors 1
Environmental Compliance Inspectors 1

Showing 40 of 91 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 35 occupations in occupations that perform Explain regulations, policies, or procedures.. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Baggage Porters and Bellhops Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels Fish and Game Wardens Customs and Border Protection Officers Animal Caretakers Security Managers Animal Control Workers Audio and Video Technicians Quality Control Systems Managers Clinical Research Coordinators Fundraisers Compliance Officers Emergency Management Directors Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that perform Explain regulations, policies, or procedures., 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. "Explain regulations, policies, or procedures." 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/explain-regulations-policies-or-procedures

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Explain regulations, policies, or procedures. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activities/explain-regulations-policies-or-procedures

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-explain-regulations-policies-or-procedures,
  title  = {Explain regulations, policies, or procedures},
  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/explain-regulations-policies-or-procedures}
}

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