Assist passengers during vehicle boarding.

Assist passengers during vehicle boarding. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 8 occupations and seen in 12 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Provide general assistance to others, such as customers, patrons, or motorists. 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 12 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.

• Provide passengers with assistance entering and exiting vehicles, and help them with any luggage. · Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Provide boarding assistance to elderly, sick, or injured people. · Passenger Attendants · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Assist passengers, such as elderly or individuals with disabilities, on and off bus, ensure they are seated properly, help carry baggage, and answer questions about bus schedules or routes. · Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Open and close doors for passengers. · Passenger Attendants · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Greet passengers boarding aircraft and direct them to assigned seats. · Flight Attendants · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Determine or facilitate seating arrangements. · Passenger Attendants · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Assist passengers entering or disembarking the aircraft. · Flight Attendants · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Provide passengers with assistance entering and exiting trains. · Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Escort customers to their vehicles to ensure their safety. · Parking Attendants · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
• Assist passengers in placing carry-on luggage in overhead, garment, or under-seat storage. · Flight Attendants · importance 3.3 · no direct exposure
• Direct students boarding and exiting the school bus. · School Bus Monitors · no direct exposure
• Provide passengers with assistance entering and exiting vehicles, and help them with any luggage. · Taxi Drivers · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
• Passenger Attendants
• Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
• Flight Attendants
• Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
• Parking Attendants
• School Bus Monitors
• Taxi Drivers

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-passengers-during-vehicle-boarding,
  title  = {Assist passengers during vehicle boarding.},
  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-passengers-during-vehicle-boarding}
}