Operate surveillance equipment to detect suspicious or illegal activities.

Operate surveillance equipment to detect suspicious or illegal activities. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 4 occupations and seen in 9 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Operate audiovisual or related equipment. 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 9 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 5 (56%) 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.

• Observe casino or casino hotel operations for irregular activities, such as cheating or theft by employees or patrons, using audio and video equipment and one-way mirrors. · Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators · importance 4.8 · exposure with tools
• Review video surveillance footage. · Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators · importance 4.6 · exposure with tools
• Monitor closed-circuit television cameras. · First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Screen individuals and belongings to prevent passage of prohibited materials using walkthrough detectors, wands, or bag searches. · First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Inspect and adjust security equipment to ensure it is operational or to detect evidence of tampering. · First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Operate detecting devices to screen individuals and prevent passage of prohibited articles into restricted areas. · Security Guards · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Inspect and adjust security systems, equipment, or machinery to ensure operational use and to detect evidence of tampering. · Security Guards · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Gather and evaluate information, using tools such as aerial photographs, radar equipment, or sensitive radio equipment. · Intelligence Analysts · importance 3.0 · exposure with tools
• Operate cameras, radios, or other surveillance equipment to intercept communications or document activities. · Intelligence Analysts · importance 2.9 · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
• First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
• Security Guards
• Intelligence Analysts

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.

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  title  = {Operate surveillance equipment to detect suspicious or illegal 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/operate-surveillance-equipment-to-detect-suspicious-or-illegal-activities}
}