Obtain written authorization to perform activities.

Obtain written authorization to perform activities. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 8 occupations and seen in 8 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Obtain formal documentation or authorization. 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 8 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 2 (25%) 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.

• Obtain customers' signatures on receipts when winnings exceed the amount held in a slot machine. · Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers · importance 4.8 · no direct exposure
• Obtain signed receipts for registered, certified, and insured mail, collect associated charges, and complete any necessary paperwork. · Postal Service Mail Carriers · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Obtain signatures and payments, or arrange for recipients to make payments. · Couriers and Messengers · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Obtain signatures from recipients of registered or special delivery mail. · Postal Service Clerks · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Obtain required approvals for using poisons or traps, and notify persons in areas where traps and poison are set. · Fishing and Hunting Workers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Release packages or letters to customers upon presentation of written notices or other identification. · Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Perform legal and ethical duties, including preparing safety or accident reports, obtaining written consent from patient to perform invasive procedures, or reporting symptoms of abuse or neglect. · Diagnostic Medical Sonographers · importance 4.0 · direct LLM exposure
• Contact local forest owners and gain permission to take inventory of the type, amount, and location of all standing timber on the property. · Foresters · importance 2.6 · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
• Postal Service Mail Carriers
• Couriers and Messengers
• Postal Service Clerks
• Fishing and Hunting Workers
• Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
• Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
• Foresters

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-obtain-written-authorization-to-perform-activities,
  title  = {Obtain written authorization to perform activities.},
  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/obtain-written-authorization-to-perform-activities}
}