Examine condition of property or products.

Examine condition of property or products. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 11 occupations and seen in 14 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Inspect characteristics or conditions of materials or products. in Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials .

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, 8 (57%) 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 1 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.

• Examine merchandise to ensure that it is correctly priced and displayed and that it functions as advertised. · First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Examine returned parts for defects, and exchange defective parts or refund money. · Parts Salespersons · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Inspect and adjust rental items to meet needs of customer. · Counter and Rental Clerks · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Examine furniture frames, upholstery, springs, and webbing to locate defects. · Upholsterers · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Examine unexposed photographic plates to detect flaws or foreign particles prior to printing. · Prepress Technicians and Workers · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Receive, examine, and tag articles to be altered, cleaned, stored, or repaired. · Counter and Rental Clerks · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Examine products purchased for resale or received for storage to assess the condition of each product or item. · First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Examine furniture to determine the extent of damage or deterioration, and to decide on the best method for repair or restoration. · Furniture Finishers · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Examine products purchased for resale or received for storage to determine product condition. · First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Examine merchandise to ensure correct pricing and display, and that it functions as advertised. · First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Inspect property, examining its general condition, type of construction, age, and other characteristics, to decide if it is a good insurance risk. · Insurance Sales Agents · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools
• Inspect condition of premises, and arrange for necessary maintenance or notify owners of maintenance needs. · Real Estate Sales Agents · importance 3.2 · no direct exposure
• Ensure that equipment or devices are properly stored after use. · Critical Care Nurses · importance 3.2 · no direct exposure
• Visually inspect cargo for damage upon arrival or discharge. · Transportation Inspectors · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
• Parts Salespersons
• Counter and Rental Clerks
• Upholsterers
• Prepress Technicians and Workers
• First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
• Furniture Finishers
• Insurance Sales Agents
• Real Estate Sales Agents
• Critical Care Nurses
• Transportation Inspectors

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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