Confiscate prohibited or dangerous items.

Confiscate prohibited or dangerous items. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 5 occupations and seen in 7 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Maintain safety or security. in Performing General Physical Activities .

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.

• Screen persons entering courthouse using magnetometers, x-ray machines, and other devices to collect and retain unauthorized firearms and other contraband. · Bailiffs · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Locate and seize contraband, undeclared merchandise, and vehicles, aircraft, or boats that contain such merchandise. · Customs and Border Protection Officers · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Seize equipment used in fish and game law violations. · Fish and Game Wardens · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Confiscate dangerous items and hazardous materials found in opened bags and turn them over to airlines for disposal. · Transportation Security Screeners · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Make arrangements for illegally parked or abandoned vehicles to be towed, and direct tow-truck drivers to the correct vehicles. · Parking Enforcement Workers · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Inform passengers of how to mail prohibited items to themselves, or confiscate these items. · Transportation Security Screeners · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
• Locate and confiscate real or personal property, as directed by court order. · Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · importance 3.4 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Bailiffs
• Customs and Border Protection Officers
• Fish and Game Wardens
• Transportation Security Screeners
• Parking Enforcement Workers

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-confiscate-prohibited-or-dangerous-items,
  title  = {Confiscate prohibited or dangerous items.},
  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/confiscate-prohibited-or-dangerous-items}
}