Adjust settings or positions of medical equipment.

Adjust settings or positions of medical equipment. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 12 occupations and seen in 15 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance. in Handling and Moving Objects .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 15 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 5 (33%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

The Anthropic Economic Index observes real AI use on 1 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.002% per task.

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Position imaging equipment and adjust controls to set exposure time and distance, according to specification of examination. · Radiologic Technologists and Technicians · importance 5.0 · exposure with tools
• Position patient on examining table and set up and adjust equipment to obtain optimum view of specific body area as requested by physician. · Radiologic Technologists and Technicians · importance 4.9 · no direct exposure
• Control anesthesia levels during procedures. · Anesthesiologist Assistants · importance 4.9 · no direct exposure
• Observe screen during scan to ensure that image produced is satisfactory for diagnostic purposes, making adjustments to equipment as required. · Diagnostic Medical Sonographers · importance 4.9 · exposure with tools
• Select appropriate equipment settings and adjust patient positions to obtain the best sites and angles. · Diagnostic Medical Sonographers · importance 4.8 · no direct exposure
• Set up, program, or record montages or electrical combinations when testing peripheral nerve, spinal cord, subcortical, or cortical responses. · Neurodiagnostic Technologists · importance 4.8 · no direct exposure
• Plan the use of beam modifying devices, such as compensators, shields, and wedge filters, to ensure safe and effective delivery of radiation treatment. · Medical Dosimetrists · importance 4.8 · exposure with tools
• Enter data into computer and set controls to operate or adjust equipment or regulate dosage. · Radiation Therapists · importance 4.8 · exposure with tools
• Operate, assemble, adjust, or monitor sterilizers, lights, suction machines, or diagnostic equipment to ensure proper operation. · Surgical Technologists · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Adjust equipment to optimize viewing of the nervous system. · Neurodiagnostic Technologists · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Position radiation fields, radiation beams, and patient to allow for most effective treatment of patient's disease, using computer. · Nuclear Medicine Technologists · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Adjust equipment and controls according to physicians' orders or established protocol. · Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Perform pulmonary function and adjust equipment to obtain optimum results in therapy. · Respiratory Therapists · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Adjust, maintain, or repair laboratory equipment, such as microscopes. · Cytotechnologists · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Adjust and maintain operating room temperature, humidity, or lighting, according to surgeon's specifications. · Surgical Assistants · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
• Anesthesiologist Assistants
• Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
• Neurodiagnostic Technologists
• Medical Dosimetrists
• Radiation Therapists
• Surgical Technologists
• Nuclear Medicine Technologists
• Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
• Respiratory Therapists
• Cytotechnologists
• Surgical Assistants

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.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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