Monitor availability of equipment or supplies.

Monitor availability of equipment or supplies. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 10 occupations and seen in 13 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Monitor resources or inventories. in Monitoring and Controlling Resources .

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, 2 (15%) 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 the availability, use, or condition of lifesaving equipment or pollution preventatives to ensure that international regulations are followed. · Ship Engineers · importance 4.8 · no direct exposure
• Inspect locomotives to verify adequate fuel, sand, water, or other supplies before each run or to check for mechanical problems. · Locomotive Engineers · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Supply and monitor robotic machines that dispense medicine into containers and label the containers. · Pharmacy Technicians · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Check supplies to ensure adequate availability, and order new supplies when necessary. · Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Check to see that trains are equipped with supplies such as fuel, water, and sand. · Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Check to ensure that documentation, such as procedure manuals or logbooks, are in the driver's cab and available for staff use. · Locomotive Engineers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Check to ensure that food, beverages, blankets, reading material, emergency equipment, and other supplies are aboard and are in adequate supply. · Flight Attendants · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Assemble and check the required supplies and equipment prior to departure. · Tour Guides and Escorts · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Verify amounts and quality of equipment prior to expeditions or tours. · Travel Guides · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Monitor, maintain, or secure inventories of costumes, wigs, or makeup, providing keys or access to assigned directors, costume designers, or wardrobe mistresses/masters. · Costume Attendants · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Perform general warehouse activities, such as opening containers and crates, filling warehouse orders, assisting in taking inventory, and weighing and checking materials. · Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders · importance 3.5 · no direct exposure
• Take inventory of headsets, alcoholic beverages, and money collected. · Flight Attendants · importance 3.1 · direct LLM exposure
• Inventory stock to determine types or conditions of available costuming. · Costume Attendants · importance 3.0 · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Ship Engineers
• Locomotive Engineers
• Pharmacy Technicians
• Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants
• Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
• Flight Attendants
• Tour Guides and Escorts
• Travel Guides
• Costume Attendants
• Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

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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  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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