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Monitoring and Controlling Resources

Work activity group · O*NET

Monitoring and Controlling Resources 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 2.60 of 5 — 16th percentile among all activity groups.

Intermediate activities it contains

The intermediate work activities O*NET groups under Monitoring and Controlling Resources, ranked by how many occupations perform each. Each links to its own page.

Intermediate activity Occupations AI applied
Purchase goods or services 195 34th pct
Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products 101 19th pct
Distribute materials, supplies, or resources 59 81st pct
Collect fares or payments 52 13th pct
Monitor resources or inventories 43 36th pct
Prescribe medical treatments or devices 38 6th pct
Order medical tests or procedures 21 4th 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 7 intermediate activities under Monitoring and Controlling Resources that the study measured, this group ranks in the 28th 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 Monitoring and Controlling Resources. Wages are BLS OEWS May 2024 national medians.

Occupation Importance Median pay Employment
Information Technology Project Managers 4.40 $108,970 439,380
Medical and Health Services Managers 4.15 $117,960 565,840
Geothermal Production Managers 4.12 $121,440 234,380
Chief Executives 4.11 $206,420 211,850
Emergency Management Directors 4.05 $86,130 12,570
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 4.04 $47,520 174,660
Helpers--Extraction Workers 3.98 $48,400 6,720
Construction Managers 3.95 $106,980 348,330
Natural Sciences Managers 3.93 $161,180 100,870
Supply Chain Managers 3.90 $102,010 213,000
Chief Sustainability Officers 3.88 $206,420 211,850
General and Operations Managers 3.86 $102,950 3,584,420
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 3.86 $56,170 124,130
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 3.85 $87,980 5,910
Facilities Managers 3.84 $104,690 141,090
Wind Energy Operations Managers 3.82 $136,550 630,980
Hydroelectric Production Managers 3.80 $121,440 234,380
Orthodontists 3.80 — 5,150
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 3.78 $92,430 93,680
Opticians, Dispensing 3.78 $46,560 79,690
Administrative Services Managers 3.77 $108,390 254,140
Microbiologists 3.77 $87,330 19,760
Recreation Workers 3.76 $35,380 309,640
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 3.76 $59,440 134,670
Chiropractors 3.75 $79,000 37,630
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 3.74 $102,010 213,000
Security Managers 3.74 $104,690 141,090
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 3.72 $56,270 71,620
Park Naturalists 3.72 $67,950 25,590
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 3.71 $104,070 319,630
Chefs and Head Cooks 3.71 $60,990 182,320
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 3.69 $66,140 1,495,580
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 3.69 $71,190 685,140
Treasurers and Controllers 3.68 $161,700 818,620
Recycling Coordinators 3.67 — —
Coroners 3.65 $78,420 397,770
Food Service Managers 3.65 $65,310 244,230
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 3.63 — —
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers 3.62 $41,080 2,610
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 3.60 $66,700 296,640
Health Education Specialists 3.60 $63,000 65,150
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers 3.59 $136,550 630,980
Human Resources Managers 3.59 $140,030 215,520
Biologists 3.59 $93,330 59,710
Computer and Information Systems Managers 3.58 $171,200 645,970
Compensation and Benefits Managers 3.58 $140,360 20,070
Foresters 3.58 $70,660 9,650
Environmental Engineers 3.57 $104,170 37,950
Bartenders 3.55 $33,530 745,610
Freight Forwarders 3.55 $49,900 97,800
Logisticians 3.54 $80,880 235,640
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 3.54 $58,260 126,750
Dentists, General 3.54 $172,790 113,490
Wind Energy Development Managers 3.53 $136,550 630,980
Purchasing Managers 3.53 $139,510 81,240
Electricians 3.52 $62,350 742,580
Printing Press Operators 3.52 $45,160 145,110
Photographers 3.52 $42,520 51,230
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 3.52 $41,690 11,850
Spa Managers 3.51 $61,340 10,490

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.

Cite this page
Plain

Singulariki. "Monitoring and Controlling Resources." 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/monitoring-and-controlling-resources

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Monitoring and Controlling Resources. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activity-groups/monitoring-and-controlling-resources

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-monitoring-and-controlling-resources,
  title  = {Monitoring and Controlling Resources},
  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/monitoring-and-controlling-resources}
}

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