Inspect systems to determine if they are operating properly.

Inspect systems to determine if they are operating properly. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 6 occupations and seen in 7 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 7 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 2 (29%) 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 0.010% 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.

• Diagnose and repair furnace or air conditioning systems. · Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Inspect and test systems to verify system compliance with plans and specifications or to detect and locate malfunctions. · Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Inspect, examine, and test the operation of parts or systems to evaluate operating condition and to determine if repairs are needed. · Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Inspect the condition of underwater steel or wood structures. · Commercial Divers · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Inspect and test docks, ships, buoyage systems, plant intakes or outflows, or underwater pipelines, cables, or sewers, using closed circuit television, still photography, and testing equipment. · Commercial Divers · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Set appliance thermostats, and check to ensure that they are functioning properly. · Home Appliance Repairers · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Examine objects, systems, or facilities and analyze information to determine needed installations, services, or repairs. · First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers · importance 3.6 · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
• Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
• Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
• Commercial Divers
• Home Appliance Repairers
• First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

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 systems to determine if they are operating properly.},
  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},
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