Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise.

Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 16 occupations and seen in 23 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise. in Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge .

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 23 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 22 (96%) 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 7 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.008% 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.

• Maintain familiarity with all games used at a facility, as well as strategies or tricks employed in those games. · Gambling Managers · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Maintain awareness of advances in medicine, computerized diagnostic and treatment equipment, data processing technology, government regulations, health insurance changes, and financing options. · Medical and Health Services Managers · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Maintain current knowledge of relevant regulations, including proposed and final rules. · Regulatory Affairs Managers · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Attend investment briefings or consult financial media to stay abreast of relevant investment markets. · Investment Fund Managers · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Keep informed of activities or changes that could affect the likelihood of an emergency, response efforts, or plan implementation. · Emergency Management Directors · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Keep informed of federal, state, and local regulations affecting emergency plans, and ensure that plans adhere to those regulations. · Emergency Management Directors · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Keep informed regarding pending industry changes, trends, or best practices. · Compliance Managers · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Maintain current knowledge of organizational policies and procedures, federal and state policies and directives, and current accounting standards. · Treasurers and Controllers · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Stay abreast of advances in technology. · Computer and Information Systems Managers · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Attend meetings, conferences, and workshops related to emergency management to learn new information and to develop working relationships with other emergency management specialists. · Emergency Management Directors · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Keep informed of new products and developments. · Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• Attend meetings, professional seminars, or conferences to keep abreast of changes in executive legislative directives or new technologies impacting security operations. · Security Managers · importance 3.6 · exposure with tools
• Review statistical studies, technological advances, or regulatory standards and trends to stay abreast of issues in the field of quality control. · Quality Control Systems Managers · importance 3.6 · exposure with tools
• Study legislation, arbitration decisions, and collective bargaining contracts to assess industry trends. · Compensation and Benefits Managers · importance 3.5 · exposure with tools
• Review scientific literature, participate in continuing education activities, or attend conferences and seminars to maintain current knowledge of clinical studies affairs and issues. · Clinical Research Coordinators · importance 3.5 · exposure with tools
• Maintain current knowledge of the quality control field, relying on current literature pertaining to materials use, technological advances, or statistical studies. · Industrial Production Managers · importance 3.5 · exposure with tools
• Meet with federal, state, and local agencies to stay abreast of policies and to discuss improvements for education programs. · Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary · importance 3.5 · exposure with tools
• Study legislation, arbitration decisions, and collective bargaining contracts to assess industry trends. · Human Resources Managers · importance 3.4 · exposure with tools
• Read trade journals and professional literature to stay informed on trends, innovations, and changes that affect media planning. · Advertising and Promotions Managers · importance 3.3 · exposure with tools
• Develop expertise in subject matters related to committee assignments. · Legislators · exposure with tools
• Keep abreast of the issues affecting constituents by making personal visits and phone calls, reading local newspapers, and viewing or listening to local broadcasts. · Legislators · exposure with tools
• Keep informed regarding pending industry changes, trends, or best practices. · Compliance Officers · exposure with tools
• Maintain knowledge of relevant national and international current events. · Legislators · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Gambling Managers
• Medical and Health Services Managers
• Regulatory Affairs Managers
• Investment Fund Managers
• Emergency Management Directors
• Computer and Information Systems Managers
• Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
• Security Managers
• Quality Control Systems Managers
• Compensation and Benefits Managers
• Clinical Research Coordinators
• Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
• Human Resources Managers
• Advertising and Promotions Managers
• Legislators
• Compliance Officers

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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  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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