Inspect facilities, equipment or supplies to ensure conformance to standards.

Inspect facilities, equipment or supplies to ensure conformance to standards. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 9 occupations and seen in 11 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Inspect facilities 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 11 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 2 (18%) 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.

• Inspect airfield conditions to ensure compliance with federal regulatory requirements. · Airfield Operations Specialists · importance 4.9 · exposure with tools
• Monitor and record food temperatures to ensure food safety. · Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment, work surfaces, and serving areas, to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices. · Cooks, Restaurant · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Inspect game sites for compliance with regulations or safety requirements. · Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Clean and inspect galley equipment, kitchen appliances, and work areas to ensure cleanliness and functional operation. · Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Visit establishments to verify that valid licenses or permits are displayed and that licensing standards are being upheld. · Compliance Officers · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Inspect supplies, equipment, or work areas to ensure conformance to established standards. · Chefs and Head Cooks · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Inspect dining and serving areas to ensure cleanliness and proper setup. · Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Inspect restrooms for cleanliness and availability of supplies, and clean restrooms when necessary. · Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Inspect supplies, equipment, and work areas to ensure efficient service and conformance to standards. · First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Inspect materials, stock, vehicles, equipment, or facilities to ensure that they are safe, free of defects, and consistent with specifications. · First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Airfield Operations Specialists
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
• Cooks, Restaurant
• Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
• Compliance Officers
• Chefs and Head Cooks
• Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
• First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants

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.

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  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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