Order materials, supplies, or equipment.

Order materials, supplies, or equipment. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 70 occupations and seen in 75 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Purchase goods or services. in Monitoring and Controlling Resources .

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 74 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 57 (77%) 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 3 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.

• Order and take delivery of supplies. · Cooks, Fast Food · importance 4.8 · no direct exposure
• Requisition or acquire needed materials for special effects, including wigs, beards, and special cosmetics. · Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Shop for or order food and kitchen supplies and equipment. · Cooks, Private Household · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Determine cash requirements for windows and order all necessary currency, coins, or chips. · Gambling Cage Workers · importance 4.6 · exposure with tools
• Fill customer orders from stock, and place orders when requested items are out of stock. · Parts Salespersons · importance 4.6 · exposure with tools
• Order bicycle parts. · Bicycle Repairers · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Order or requisition food or other supplies needed to ensure efficient operation. · Chefs and Head Cooks · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Carry out special services for customers, such as ordering bank cards and checks. · Tellers · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Perform buying duties when necessary. · Procurement Clerks · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Order a supply of cash to meet daily needs. · Tellers · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Order materials or supplies, such as keys, uniforms, and badges. · First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Estimate requirements and order or requisition meat supplies to maintain inventories. · Butchers and Meat Cutters · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Order supplies, including replacement parts, for timing instruments. · Watch and Clock Repairers · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Select and acquire metals and gems for designs. · Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Order, display, and maintain supplies. · Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Maintain parts inventories and order any additional parts needed for repairs. · Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Maintain financial records, order merchandise, or prepare accounts. · Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers · importance 4.2 · direct LLM exposure
• Monitor and order supplies or food items, and restock as necessary to maintain inventory. · Fast Food and Counter Workers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Requisition food supplies, kitchen equipment, and appliances, based on estimates of future needs. · Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Order flowers for guests. · Concierges · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Requisition parts or materials. · Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Order or requisition liquors and supplies. · Bartenders · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Order replacement springs, sections, or slats. · Mechanical Door Repairers · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Purchase or requisition supplies and equipment needed to ensure quality and timely delivery of services. · First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Take orders for imprinted checks. · Billing and Posting Clerks · importance 4.1 · direct LLM exposure
• Order or receive supplies or equipment. · Bakers · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Inventory products and order new supplies. · Spa Managers · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Requisition and store shipping materials and supplies to maintain inventory of stock. · Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Estimate expected food consumption, requisition or purchase supplies, or procure food from storage. · Cooks, Restaurant · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Order replacements for tires or tubes. · Tire Repairers and Changers · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Record parts or materials used and order or requisition new parts or materials, as necessary. · Industrial Machinery Mechanics · importance 4.0 · direct LLM exposure
• Maintain supplies of tools, equipment, and materials, and order additional supplies as needed. · Potters, Manufacturing · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Monitor inventory levels on a regular basis, ordering or requesting additional supplies, as necessary. · Printing Press Operators · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Research, order, and maintain parts inventory for services and repairs. · Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Requisition and maintain inventories of materials or supplies necessary to meet production demands. · Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Order, receive, or stock supplies or retail products. · Baristas · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Order parts needed for machine repairs. · Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers · importance 3.9 · direct LLM exposure
• Perform general office duties, such as ordering supplies, maintaining records management database systems, and performing basic bookkeeping work. · Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Forward orders to manufacturers. · Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products · importance 3.9 · direct LLM exposure
• Maintain stock of supplies, and requisition any needed items. · Office Machine Operators, Except Computer · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Cooks, Fast Food
• Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance
• Cooks, Private Household
• Gambling Cage Workers
• Parts Salespersons
• Bicycle Repairers
• Chefs and Head Cooks
• Procurement Clerks
• Tellers
• First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
• Butchers and Meat Cutters
• Watch and Clock Repairers
• Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
• Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
• Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
• Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers
• Fast Food and Counter Workers
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
• Concierges
• Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
• Bartenders
• Billing and Posting Clerks
• Mechanical Door Repairers
• Bakers
• Spa Managers
• Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
• Cooks, Restaurant
• Tire Repairers and Changers
• Industrial Machinery Mechanics
• Potters, Manufacturing
• Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
• Printing Press Operators
• Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
• Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
• Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
• Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
• Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
• Medical Equipment Repairers
• Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

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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