Determine operational compliance with regulations or standards.

Determine operational compliance with regulations or standards. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 12 occupations and seen in 14 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Monitor operations to ensure compliance with regulations or standards. in Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings .

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 14 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 10 (71%) 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 2 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.024% 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.

• Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed. · Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters · importance 4.9 · no direct exposure
• Comply with all applicable standards, policies, or procedures, such as safety procedures or the maintenance of a clean work area. · Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Inspect or review projects to monitor compliance with building and safety codes or other regulations. · Construction Managers · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Regulate grazing, such as by issuing permits and checking for compliance with standards, and help ranchers plan and organize grazing systems to manage, improve, protect, and maximize the use of rangelands. · Range Managers · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Inspect sporting equipment or examine participants to ensure compliance with event and safety regulations. · Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Conduct or direct the internal investigation of compliance issues. · Compliance Managers · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Evaluate curricula, teaching methods, and programs to determine their effectiveness, efficiency, and use, and to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. · Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Investigate damage, accidents, or delays at construction sites to ensure that proper construction procedures are being followed. · Construction Managers · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Keep informed of federal, state, and local regulations affecting emergency plans, and ensure that plans adhere to those regulations. · Emergency Management Directors · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Visit stores to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures. · Loss Prevention Managers · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Analyze acquisitions to ensure conformance with strategic goals or regulatory requirements. · Investment Fund Managers · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• Review and evaluate new and current programs to determine their efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with state, local, and federal regulations and recommend any necessary modifications. · Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• Review adapted physical education programs or practices to ensure compliance with government or other regulations. · Adapted Physical Education Specialists · importance 3.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Review and evaluate training and apprenticeship programs for compliance with government standards. · Training and Development Managers · importance 3.3 · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
• Construction Managers
• Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
• Range Managers
• Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
• Compliance Managers
• Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
• Emergency Management Directors
• Investment Fund Managers
• Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
• Adapted Physical Education Specialists
• Training and Development 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
• 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.

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  title  = {Determine operational compliance with regulations or standards.},
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  year   = {2026},
  note   = {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},
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