Maintain surveillance of individuals or establishments.

Maintain surveillance of individuals or establishments. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 10 occupations and seen in 11 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Monitor safety or security of work areas, facilities, or properties. in Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings .

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, 6 (55%) 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.

• Monitor passenger behavior to identify threats to the safety of the crew and other passengers. · Flight Attendants · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Identify, investigate, or resolve security breaches. · Security Managers · importance 4.6 · exposure with tools
• Monitor conduct of prisoners in housing unit, or during work or recreational activities, according to established policies, regulations, and procedures, to prevent escape or violence. · Correctional Officers and Jailers · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Act as oversight or security agents for management or customers. · Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Monitor closed-circuit television cameras. · First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Monitor, note, report, and investigate suspicious persons and situations, safety hazards, and unusual or illegal activity in patrol area. · Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Perform covert surveillance of areas susceptible to loss, such loading docks, distribution centers, or warehouses. · Retail Loss Prevention Specialists · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Monitor transit areas and conduct security checks to protect railroad properties, patrons, and employees. · Transit and Railroad Police · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Maintain surveillance of establishments to obtain identifying information on suspects. · Detectives and Criminal Investigators · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Watch for potentially dangerous persons whose pictures are posted at checkpoints. · Transportation Security Screeners · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Perform undercover assignments and maintain surveillance, including monitoring authorized wiretaps. · Detectives and Criminal Investigators · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Flight Attendants
• Security Managers
• Correctional Officers and Jailers
• Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
• First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
• Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
• Retail Loss Prevention Specialists
• Transit and Railroad Police
• Detectives and Criminal Investigators
• Transportation Security Screeners

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-maintain-surveillance-of-individuals-or-establishments,
  title  = {Maintain surveillance of individuals or establishments.},
  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/maintain-surveillance-of-individuals-or-establishments}
}