Investigate personal characteristics or activities of individuals.

Investigate personal characteristics or activities of individuals. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 4 occupations and seen in 6 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Investigate individuals' background, behavior, or activities. in Getting Information .

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 6 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 5 (83%) 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.

• Conduct private investigations on a paid basis. · Private Detectives and Investigators · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Conduct personal background investigations, such as pre-employment checks, to obtain information about an individual's character, financial status, or personal history. · Private Detectives and Investigators · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Conduct employee background investigations and review reports with operational or human resources managers. · Retail Loss Prevention Specialists · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Investigate claimants for the possibility of fraud or abuse. · Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Perform undercover operations, such as evaluating the performance or honesty of employees by posing as customers or employees. · Private Detectives and Investigators · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Research and study players and teams to anticipate issues that might arise in future engagements. · Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials · importance 2.9 · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Private Detectives and Investigators
• Retail Loss Prevention Specialists
• Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
• Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials

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.

@misc{singulariki-investigate-personal-characteristics-or-activities-of-individuals,
  title  = {Investigate personal characteristics or activities of individuals.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/investigate-personal-characteristics-or-activities-of-individuals}
}