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Supervise personnel activities

Work activity · O*NET

Supervise personnel activities is an intermediate work activity in the O*NET database — a concrete task that recurs across many occupations , grouped under Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates. 272 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.

  • Supervise employees
  • Supervise student research or internship work
  • Supervise patient care personnel
  • Supervise engineering or other technical personnel
  • Supervise scientific or technical personnel
  • Supervise laboratory work
  • Supervise service workers
  • Direct activities of subordinates

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 75.0% When Copilot attempts this activity, how often it finishes the task
Scope AI handles 0.0% How much of the activity AI carries within a conversation
Positive user feedback 66.7% Share of interactions users rated positively
How often AI is applied here 15th 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
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 3
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 3
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 3
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 3
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 3
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 3
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 3
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 3
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 3
Residential Advisors 3
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 3
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 3
Speech-Language Pathologists 3
Biofuels Production Managers 2
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 2
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 2
Clinical Nurse Specialists 2
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 2
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 2
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 2
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 2
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 2
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay 2
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 2
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 2
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 2
Farm Labor Contractors 2
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers 2
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 2
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 2
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 2
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators 2
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 2
Hospitalists 2
Information Technology Project Managers 2
Logisticians 2

Showing 40 of 272 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 39 occupations in occupations that perform Supervise personnel activities.. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Farm Labor Contractors First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay Residential Advisors Biofuels Production Managers First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers Fitness and Wellness Coordinators Clinical Nurse Specialists First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Logisticians Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Electrical and Electronics Drafters AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that perform Supervise personnel activities., 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. "Supervise personnel activities." 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/supervise-personnel-activities

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Supervise personnel activities. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activities/supervise-personnel-activities

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-supervise-personnel-activities,
  title  = {Supervise personnel activities},
  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/supervise-personnel-activities}
}

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