Distribute instructional or library materials.

Distribute instructional or library materials. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 20 occupations and seen in 23 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Distribute materials, supplies, or resources. in Monitoring and Controlling Resources .

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 23 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 16 (70%) 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 3 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.002% 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.

• Distribute or collect tests or homework assignments. · Substitute Teachers, Short-Term · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Distribute teaching materials, such as textbooks, workbooks, papers, and pencils, to students. · Substitute Teachers, Short-Term · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Select, store, order, issue, inventory, and maintain classroom equipment, materials, and supplies. · Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Return assignments to students in accordance with established deadlines. · Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary · importance 4.0 · direct LLM exposure
• Issue identification cards to borrowers. · Library Technicians · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies. · Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• Distribute teaching materials, such as textbooks, workbooks, papers, and pencils, to students. · Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Distribute teaching materials, such as textbooks, workbooks, papers, and pencils, to students. · Teaching Assistants, Special Education · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Select, order, store, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies. · Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools
• Distribute tests and homework assignments and collect them when they are completed. · Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education · importance 3.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies. · Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education · importance 3.5 · exposure with tools
• Control the inventory or distribution of classroom equipment, materials, or supplies. · Special Education Teachers, Preschool · importance 3.5 · no direct exposure
• Copy and distribute classroom materials. · Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary · importance 3.4 · no direct exposure
• Select, order, and issue books, materials, and supplies for courses or projects. · Self-Enrichment Teachers · importance 3.3 · exposure with tools
• Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies. · Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · importance 3.3 · exposure with tools
• Select, order, and issue books, materials, and supplies for courses or projects. · Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors · importance 3.2 · exposure with tools
• Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies. · Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · importance 3.1 · exposure with tools
• Produce films and other video products, regulate their distribution, and operate film library. · Fundraising Managers · importance 3.0 · exposure with tools
• Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies. · Special Education Teachers, Middle School · importance 2.9 · exposure with tools
• Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies. · Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · importance 2.9 · exposure with tools
• Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies. · Special Education Teachers, Secondary School · importance 2.8 · exposure with tools
• Control the inventory or distribution of classroom equipment, materials, or supplies. · Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten · direct LLM exposure
• Produce films and other video products, regulate their distribution, and operate film library. · Public Relations Managers · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
• Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
• Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
• Library Technicians
• Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
• Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
• Teaching Assistants, Special Education
• Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
• Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
• Special Education Teachers, Preschool
• Self-Enrichment Teachers
• Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
• Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
• Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
• Fundraising Managers
• Special Education Teachers, Middle School
• Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
• Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
• Public Relations Managers
• Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten

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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  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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