Assist others during emergencies.

Assist others during emergencies. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 7 occupations and seen in 7 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Intervene in crisis situations or emergencies. in Assisting and Caring for 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 7 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 0 (0%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

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.

• Assist in responding to aircraft and medical emergencies. · Airfield Operations Specialists · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Direct and assist passengers in emergency procedures, such as evacuating a plane following an emergency landing. · Flight Attendants · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Provide assistance in maritime rescue operations. · Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Handle passenger emergencies or disruptions. · Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Rescue and evacuate injured persons. · Commercial Pilots · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur. · Sailors and Marine Oilers · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Help direct rescue or firefighting operations in the event of a fire or an explosion. · Occupational Health and Safety Technicians · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Airfield Operations Specialists
• Flight Attendants
• Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
• Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
• Commercial Pilots
• Sailors and Marine Oilers
• Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

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
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

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

@misc{singulariki-assist-others-during-emergencies,
  title  = {Assist others during emergencies.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/assist-others-during-emergencies}
}