Load shipments, belongings, or materials.

Load shipments, belongings, or materials. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 12 occupations and seen in 13 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Load products, materials, or equipment for transportation or further processing. in Performing General Physical Activities .

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 13 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 1 (8%) 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.

• Load and unload trucks, vans, or automobiles. · Light Truck Drivers · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Manually or mechanically load or unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles. · Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Distribute cargo to maximize use of space. · Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Load or unload trucks or help others with loading or unloading, using special loading-related equipment or other equipment as necessary. · Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Load or unload bundles from trucks, or move containers to storage bins, using moving equipment. · Crane and Tower Operators · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Load or unload trucks that deliver or pick up food or supplies. · Dishwashers · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Signal and assist other workers loading or unloading materials. · Hoist and Winch Operators · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls. · Sailors and Marine Oilers · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Load and unload baggage in baggage compartments. · Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels. · Sailors and Marine Oilers · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
• Review lists of dealers, customers, or station drops and load trucks. · Driver/Sales Workers · importance 3.5 · no direct exposure
• Make special pickups of recyclable materials, such as food scraps, used oil, discarded computers, or other electronic items. · Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors · importance 3.4 · no direct exposure
• Assist workers in tasks, such as loading vehicles. · First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Light Truck Drivers
• Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
• Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
• Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
• Crane and Tower Operators
• Dishwashers
• Hoist and Winch Operators
• Sailors and Marine Oilers
• Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
• Driver/Sales Workers
• Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
• First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle 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
• “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  = {Load shipments, belongings, or materials.},
  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/load-shipments-belongings-or-materials}
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