Monitor health or behavior of people or animals.

Monitor health or behavior of people or animals. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 6 occupations and seen in 7 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Monitor health conditions of humans or animals. 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 7 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 1 (14%) 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 1 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.005% 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.

• Examine and observe animals to detect signs of illness, disease, or injury. · Animal Caretakers · importance 4.6 · exposure with tools
• Observe children's behavior for irregularities, take temperature, transport children to doctor, or administer medications, as directed, to maintain children's health. · Nannies · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Perform healthcare-related tasks, such as monitoring vital signs and medication, under the direction of registered nurses or physiotherapists. · Personal Care Aides · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Supervise people on community-based sentences, such as electronically monitored home detention, and provide field supervision of probationers by conducting curfew checks or visits to home, work, or school. · Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Observe animals' physical conditions to detect illness or unhealthy conditions requiring medical care. · Animal Trainers · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents' or guardians' attention. · Childcare Workers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care. · Registered Nurses · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Animal Caretakers
• Nannies
• Personal Care Aides
• Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
• Animal Trainers
• Registered Nurses

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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  title  = {Monitor health or behavior of people or animals.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  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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