Operate communications, transmissions, or broadcasting equipment.

Operate communications, transmissions, or broadcasting equipment. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 7 occupations and seen in 18 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Operate communications equipment or systems. in Controlling Machines and Processes .

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 18 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 13 (72%) 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.

• Set up and operate computer editing systems, electronic titling systems, video switching equipment, and digital video effects units to produce a final product. · Film and Video Editors · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Monitor strength, clarity, and reliability of incoming and outgoing signals, and adjust equipment as necessary to maintain quality broadcasts. · Broadcast Technicians · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Operate and maintain on-air and production audio equipment. · Media Programming Directors · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Play and record broadcast programs, using automation systems. · Broadcast Technicians · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Set up and perform live shots for broadcast. · Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Operate equipment to produce programs or broadcast live programs from remote locations. · Media Technical Directors/Managers · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Set up, operate, and maintain broadcast station computers and networks. · Broadcast Technicians · importance 4.1 · direct LLM exposure
• Select sources from which programming will be received or through which programming will be transmitted. · Broadcast Technicians · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Install broadcast equipment, troubleshoot equipment problems, and perform maintenance or minor repairs, using hand tools. · Broadcast Technicians · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Substitute programs in cases where signals fail. · Broadcast Technicians · importance 4.0 · direct LLM exposure
• Transmit news stories or reporting information from remote locations, using equipment such as satellite phones, telephones, fax machines, or modems. · News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Align antennae with receiving dishes to obtain the clearest signal for transmission of broadcasts from field locations. · Broadcast Technicians · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Install, adjust, and operate electronic equipment to record, edit, and transmit radio and television programs, motion pictures, video conferencing, or multimedia presentations. · Audio and Video Technicians · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools
• Set up and operate electric news gathering (ENG) microwave vehicles to gather and edit raw footage on location to send to television affiliates for broadcast. · Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film · importance 3.6 · exposure with tools
• Make commercial dubs. · Broadcast Technicians · importance 3.6 · exposure with tools
• Set up and operate portable field transmission equipment outside the studio. · Broadcast Technicians · importance 3.5 · no direct exposure
• Direct setup of remote facilities and install or cancel programs at remote stations. · Media Programming Directors · importance 3.3 · no direct exposure
• Give network cues permitting selected stations to receive programs. · Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys · importance 3.3 · direct LLM exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Film and Video Editors
• Broadcast Technicians
• Media Programming Directors
• Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
• News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
• Audio and Video Technicians
• Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys

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  = {Operate communications, transmissions, or broadcasting equipment.},
  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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