Inspect equipment or systems.

Inspect equipment or systems. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 9 occupations and seen in 9 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment. 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 9 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 7 (78%) 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.

• Inspect and monitor audio or video surveillance equipment to ensure it is working appropriately. · Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Examine structures or vehicles such as aircraft, trains, nuclear reactors, bridges, dams, and pipelines, using non-destructive testing techniques. · Non-Destructive Testing Specialists · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Inspect, diagnose, maintain, and operate test setups and equipment to detect malfunctions. · Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Inspect or monitor energy systems, including heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) or daylighting systems to determine energy use or potential energy savings. · Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Diagnose performance problems by reviewing reports or documentation from customers or field engineers or by inspecting malfunctioning or damaged products. · Aerospace Engineers · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• Verify compliance of developed applications with architectural standards and established practices. · Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists · importance 3.7 · direct LLM exposure
• Inspect oil and gas wells to determine that installations are completed. · Petroleum Engineers · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
• Inspect marine equipment and machinery to draw up work requests and job specifications. · Marine Engineers and Naval Architects · importance 3.6 · exposure with tools
• Analyze the layout, instrumentation, or function of electrical generation or transmission facilities. · Power Plant Operators · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
• Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
• Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
• Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar
• Aerospace Engineers
• Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
• Petroleum Engineers
• Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
• Power Plant Operators

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  = {Inspect equipment or systems.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  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},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/inspect-equipment-or-systems}
}