Advise customers on the use of products or services.
Detailed work activity
Advise customers on the use of products or services. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 18 occupations and seen in 26 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Advise others on products or services. in Providing Consultation and Advice to Others .
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 26 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 24 (92%) 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 13 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.015% 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.
- Provide information about rental items, such as availability, operation, or description. · Counter and Rental Clerks · importance 4.4 · direct LLM exposure
- Advise customers on use and care of merchandise. · Counter and Rental Clerks · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
- Describe merchandise and explain use, operation, and care of merchandise to customers. · Retail Salespersons · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
- Consult with clients after sales or contract signings to resolve problems and to provide ongoing support. · Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
- Advise customers on substitution or modification of parts when identical replacements are not available. · Parts Salespersons · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
- Instruct customers in alteration of products. · Demonstrators and Product Promoters · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
- Discuss use and features of various parts, based on knowledge of machines or equipment. · Parts Salespersons · importance 3.9 · direct LLM exposure
- Provide technical support for robotic systems. · Robotics Engineers · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
- Provide technical support for radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology. · Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists · importance 3.8 · direct LLM exposure
- Recommend and provide advice on a wide variety of products and services. · Counter and Rental Clerks · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools
- Recommend best crop varieties or seeding rates for specific field areas, based on analysis of geospatial data. · Precision Agriculture Technicians · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools
- Provide technical support or instruction to staff or customers regarding electronics equipment standards. · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools
- Provide customers with ongoing technical support. · Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools
- Provide technical and non-technical support and services to clients or other staff members regarding the use, operation, and maintenance of equipment. · Sales Engineers · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools
- Advise customers on product usage to improve production. · Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products · importance 3.6 · exposure with tools
- Analyze user needs and recommend appropriate hardware. · Computer Hardware Engineers · importance 3.6 · exposure with tools
- Provide technical guidance or support to customers on topics such as nanosystem start-up, maintenance, or use. · Nanosystems Engineers · importance 3.6 · exposure with tools
- Work with customers to assess the environmental impact of proposed construction or to develop pollution prevention programs. · Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians · importance 3.6 · exposure with tools
- Provide training and support to system designers and users. · Computer Hardware Engineers · importance 3.5 · exposure with tools
- Provide technical customer service. · Mechanical Engineers · importance 3.5 · exposure with tools
- Advise clients about proper clothing and shoes. · Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · importance 3.3 · no direct exposure
- Provide user applications or engineering support or recommendations for new or existing equipment with regard to installation, upgrades, or enhancements. · Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians · importance 3.3 · exposure with tools
- Provide follow-up consultations for clients to ensure landscape designs are maturing or developing as planned. · Landscape Architects · importance 3.2 · exposure with tools
- Advise hospital administrators on the planning, acquisition, and use of medical equipment. · Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · importance 3.0 · exposure with tools
- Inform customers about issues related to responsible use and disposal of products, such as waste reduction or product or byproduct recycling or disposal. · Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products · importance 2.9 · exposure with tools
- Consult with clients after sales or contract signings to resolve problems and provide ongoing support. · Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel · exposure with tools
Occupations that perform this
- Counter and Rental Clerks
- Retail Salespersons
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
- Parts Salespersons
- Demonstrators and Product Promoters
- Robotics Engineers
- Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
- Precision Agriculture Technicians
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
- Sales Engineers
- Computer Hardware Engineers
- Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Mechanical Engineers
- Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Landscape Architects
- Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
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.
Cite this page
Singulariki. "Advise customers on the use of products or services.." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from 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. https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/advise-customers-on-the-use-of-products-or-services
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