Confer with managers to make operational decisions.

Confer with managers to make operational decisions. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 4 occupations and seen in 5 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Communicate with others about operational plans or activities. in Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates .

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 5 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 1 (20%) 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.

• Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions. · Agricultural Equipment Operators · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Confer with managers to evaluate weather or soil conditions, to develop plans or procedures, or to discuss issues such as changes in fertilizers, herbicides, or cultivating techniques. · First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Inform farmers or farm managers of crop progress. · Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Confer with managers to determine production requirements, conditions of equipment and supplies, and work schedules. · First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers · importance 3.6 · exposure with tools
• Meet with other departmental leaders to establish organizational goals, strategic plans, and objectives, as well as make decisions about personnel, resources, and space or equipment needs. · Administrative Services Managers · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
• Agricultural Equipment Operators
• Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
• Administrative Services Managers

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-confer-with-managers-to-make-operational-decisions,
  title  = {Confer with managers to make operational decisions.},
  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/confer-with-managers-to-make-operational-decisions}
}