Package products for storage or shipment.

Package products for storage or shipment. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 11 occupations and seen in 17 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Package objects. in Handling and Moving Objects .

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 17 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 0 (0%) 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.

• Hang, fold, package, and tag finished articles for delivery to customers. · Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Start machine by engaging controls. · Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Tend or operate machine that packages product. · Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Adjust machine components and machine tension and pressure according to size or processing angle of product. · Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Reel extruded products into rolls of specified lengths and weights. · Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Package the product in the form in which it will be sent out, for example, filling bags with flour from a chute or spout. · Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Stack finished packaged items, or wrap protective material around each item, and pack the items in cartons or containers. · Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Inspect and pack the final product. · Food Batchmakers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Prepare finished books for shipping by wrapping or packing books and stacking boxes on pallets. · Print Binding and Finishing Workers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Remove finished workpieces from machines and place them in boxes or on racks, setting aside pieces that are defective. · Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Secure finished packaged items by hand tying, sewing, gluing, stapling, or attaching fastener. · Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Package finished products and prepare them for shipment. · Team Assemblers · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Tie products in bundles for further processing or shipment, following prescribed procedures. · Helpers--Production Workers · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Unload finished products from conveyor belts, pack them in containers, and place containers in warehouses. · Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Pack and store materials and products. · Helpers--Production Workers · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
• Pack finished assemblies for shipment, and transport them to storage areas, using hoists or handtrucks. · Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers · importance 3.4 · no direct exposure
• Prepare hazardous, radioactive, or mixed waste samples for transportation or storage by treating, compacting, packaging, and labeling them. · Occupational Health and Safety Specialists · importance 3.2 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
• Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
• Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Food Batchmakers
• Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
• Print Binding and Finishing Workers
• Team Assemblers
• Helpers--Production Workers
• Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
• Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

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-package-products-for-storage-or-shipment,
  title  = {Package products for storage or shipment.},
  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/package-products-for-storage-or-shipment}
}