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Notify others of emergencies or problems

Work activity · O*NET

Notify others of emergencies or problems is an intermediate work activity in the O*NET database — a concrete task that recurs across many occupations , grouped under Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates. 78 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.

  • Notify others of equipment repair or maintenance needs
  • Communicate situation details to appropriate personnel
  • Notify others of emergencies, problems, or hazards
  • Report vehicle or equipment malfunctions
  • Request emergency personnel
  • Report maintenance or equipment problems to appropriate personnel
  • Relay information about incidents or emergencies to personnel using phones or two-way radios
  • Warn individuals about rule violations or safety concerns

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 84.8% When Copilot attempts this activity, how often it finishes the task
Scope AI handles 27.4% How much of the activity AI carries within a conversation
Positive user feedback 61.1% Share of interactions users rated positively
How often AI is applied here 72nd 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
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 6
Parking Enforcement Workers 5
Transportation Security Screeners 5
Bus Drivers, School 3
Crossing Guards and Flaggers 3
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 3
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 3
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 3
Air Traffic Controllers 2
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 2
Bailiffs 2
Bridge and Lock Tenders 2
Firefighters 2
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists 2
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 2
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 2
Light Truck Drivers 2
Meter Readers, Utilities 2
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 2
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists 2
Security Guards 2
Subway and Streetcar Operators 2
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders 1
Agricultural Inspectors 1
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians 1
Audio and Video Technicians 1
Billing and Posting Clerks 1
Biofuels Processing Technicians 1
Biomass Plant Technicians 1
Broadcast Technicians 1
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 1
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels 1
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 1
Chemical Plant and System Operators 1
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 1
Conveyor Operators and Tenders 1
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 1
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 1
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1

Showing 40 of 78 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 Notify others of emergencies or problems.. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers Firefighters Biofuels Processing Technicians Conveyor Operators and Tenders Chemical Plant and System Operators Biomass Plant Technicians First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Security Guards Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers Bus Drivers, School Meter Readers, Utilities Transportation Security Screeners AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that perform Notify others of emergencies or problems., 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. "Notify others of emergencies or problems." 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/notify-others-of-emergencies-or-problems

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Notify others of emergencies or problems. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activities/notify-others-of-emergencies-or-problems

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-notify-others-of-emergencies-or-problems,
  title  = {Notify others of emergencies or problems},
  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/notify-others-of-emergencies-or-problems}
}

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