Monitor extraction operations.

Monitor extraction operations. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 7 occupations and seen in 8 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Monitor operations to ensure adequate performance. 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 8 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 0 (0%) 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.

• Listen to engines, rotary chains, or other equipment to detect faulty operations or unusual well conditions. · Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Listen to mud pumps and check regularly for vibration and other problems to ensure that rig pumps and drilling mud systems are working properly. · Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts. · Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Observe and listen to equipment operation to detect binding or stoppage of tools or other equipment malfunctions. · Continuous Mining Machine Operators · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Observe and monitor equipment operation during the extraction process to detect any problems. · Helpers--Extraction Workers · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Monitor progress of drilling operations, and select and change drill bits according to the nature of strata, using hand tools. · Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Monitor sound wave-generating or detecting mechanisms to determine well fluid levels. · Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas · importance 3.3 · no direct exposure
• Monitor drilling operations, by checking gauges and listening to equipment to assess drilling conditions and to determine the need to adjust drilling or alter equipment. · Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
• Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
• Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
• Continuous Mining Machine Operators
• Helpers--Extraction Workers
• Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
• Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

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-monitor-extraction-operations,
  title  = {Monitor extraction operations.},
  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/monitor-extraction-operations}
}