Obtain information about goods or services.

Obtain information about goods or services. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 6 occupations and seen in 9 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Obtain information about goods or services. in Getting Information .

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 9 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 9 (100%) 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 0.003% 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.

• Research and evaluate suppliers, based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities, and the supplier's reputation and history. · Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Contact potential vendors to determine material availability. · Logistics Analysts · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Locate suppliers, using sources such as catalogs and the internet, and interview them to gather information about products to be ordered. · Procurement Clerks · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Contact carriers for rates or schedules. · Logistics Analysts · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Collaborate with vendors to obtain or develop desired products. · Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools
• Investigate sources, such as auctions, estate sales, liquidators, wholesalers, or trade shows for new items, used items, or collectibles. · Online Merchants · importance 3.5 · exposure with tools
• Review catalogs, industry periodicals, directories, trade journals, and Internet sites and consult with other department personnel to locate necessary goods and services. · Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products · importance 3.5 · exposure with tools
• Identify or procure needed resources to implement sustainability programs or projects. · Sustainability Specialists · importance 3.4 · exposure with tools
• Contact motel, hotel, resort, and travel operators to obtain current advertising literature. · Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks · importance 2.8 · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
• Logistics Analysts
• Procurement Clerks
• Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
• Online Merchants
• Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks

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  = {Obtain information about goods or services.},
  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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}