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Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People

Work activity group · O*NET

Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People is one of the 41 Generalized Work Activities at the top of O*NET's work-activity hierarchy — the broadest description of what people do on the job, sitting above the more specific intermediate and detailed work activities. Across the 894 occupations O*NET rates on it, it scores an average importance of 3.29 of 5 — 60th percentile among all activity groups.

Intermediate activities it contains

The intermediate work activities O*NET groups under Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People, ranked by how many occupations perform each. Each links to its own page.

Intermediate activity Occupations AI applied
Evaluate programs, practices, or processes 74 76th pct
Evaluate personnel capabilities or performance 62 47th pct
Assess student capabilities, needs, or performance 60 44th pct
Evaluate the characteristics, usefulness, or performance of products or technologies 59 90th pct
Evaluate patient or client condition or treatment options 40 34th pct
Evaluate production inputs or outputs 33 49th pct
Assess living, work, or social needs or status of individuals or communities 16 72nd pct
Evaluate condition of financial assets, property, or other resources 16 56th pct
Evaluate project feasibility 13 45th pct
Evaluate scholarly work 8 50th pct

How AI is applied to this activity group

Microsoft's "Working with AI" study measured how often an AI assistant performs each work activity in real Bing Copilot conversations. Averaged across the 10 intermediate activities under Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People that the study measured, this group ranks in the 56th percentile for how frequently AI is applied — a description of how AI is used today, not a forecast that the activity will be automated.

The figure is the mean of the child activities' applied-percentiles; open any activity above to see its underlying Microsoft measurements. Every occupation blends many activities, so a high AI-applied rank for one group does not mean a job is being automated.

Occupations that rely on this activity group most

Ranked by O*NET importance rating (1–5) for Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People. Wages are BLS OEWS May 2024 national medians.

Occupation Importance Median pay Employment
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 4.40 $72,090 59,090
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property 4.39 — —
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians 4.35 — 315,360
Prosthodontists 4.27 — 760
Customs and Border Protection Officers 4.24 $76,290 666,990
Urologists 4.22 — 315,360
Health Education Specialists 4.19 $63,000 65,150
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4.19 $83,460 53,250
Radiologists 4.19 — 26,290
Neurologists 4.19 — 7,700
Chief Executives 4.18 $206,420 211,850
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 4.18 $59,440 134,670
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors 4.18 — —
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 4.16 $67,710 7,860
Sales Managers 4.15 $138,060 603,710
Quality Control Systems Managers 4.15 $121,440 234,380
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 4.15 $156,210 25,580
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 4.15 $101,480 9,120
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4.14 $78,630 4,100
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas 4.13 $57,980 44,120
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 4.13 $80,330 41,610
Medical Equipment Preparers 4.12 $46,490 72,760
General and Operations Managers 4.10 $102,950 3,584,420
Compliance Managers 4.10 $136,550 630,980
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 4.10 — 5,330
Recycling Coordinators 4.10 — —
Freight Forwarders 4.08 $49,900 97,800
Commercial Pilots 4.08 $122,670 51,830
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 4.08 $77,800 29,260
Dentists, General 4.07 $172,790 113,490
Pharmacy Aides 4.07 $37,000 41,100
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 4.06 $46,060 129,850
Wind Energy Operations Managers 4.04 $136,550 630,980
Coaches and Scouts 4.04 $45,920 250,940
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 4.04 $78,270 59,590
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film 4.04 $68,810 24,460
Political Scientists 4.04 $139,380 5,950
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4.04 $100,830 1,310
Log Graders and Scalers 4.03 $46,710 3,310
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 4.02 $92,430 93,680
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 4.02 $79,940 74,250
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing 4.02 $45,690 34,750
Physicians, Pathologists 4.01 — 11,800
Registered Nurses 4.00 $93,600 3,282,010
Human Resources Managers 4.00 $140,030 215,520
Facilities Managers 4.00 $104,690 141,090
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 4.00 $78,680 136,390
Skincare Specialists 4.00 $41,560 70,240
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists 4.00 $77,390 64,410
Clinical Neuropsychologists 4.00 $117,580 17,790
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders 4.00 $45,210 12,170
Spa Managers 4.00 $61,340 10,490
Biologists 3.99 $93,330 59,710
Funeral Home Managers 3.99 $76,830 13,120
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers 3.98 $78,420 397,770
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 3.98 $58,070 10,920
First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators 3.98 — —
Archivists 3.97 $61,570 7,050
Wind Energy Development Managers 3.96 $136,550 630,980
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 3.96 $62,970 620,370

Showing 60 of 894 occupations.

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.

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Singulariki. "Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/activity-groups/judging-the-qualities-of-objects-services-or-people

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Singulariki. (2026). Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activity-groups/judging-the-qualities-of-objects-services-or-people

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@misc{singulariki-judging-the-qualities-of-objects-services-or-people,
  title  = {Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/activity-groups/judging-the-qualities-of-objects-services-or-people}
}

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