Patrol properties to maintain safety.

Patrol properties to maintain safety. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 8 occupations and seen in 10 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Monitor safety or security of work areas, facilities, or properties. in Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings .

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 10 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 1 (10%) 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.

• Patrol industrial or commercial premises to prevent and detect signs of intrusion and ensure security of doors, windows, and gates. · Security Guards · importance 4.8 · no direct exposure
• Patrol the premises to prevent or detect intrusion, protect property, or preserve order. · First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Provide security by patrolling interior and exterior of courthouse and escorting judges and other court employees. · Bailiffs · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Drive vehicles or patrol specific areas to detect law violators, issue citations, and make arrests. · Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Patrol an assigned area by vehicle or on foot to ensure public compliance with existing parking ordinance. · Parking Enforcement Workers · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Patrol and guard courthouses, grand jury rooms, or assigned areas to provide security, enforce laws, maintain order, and arrest violators. · Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Patrol work areas to detect any suspicious items. · Transportation Security Screeners · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Patrol specific area on foot, horseback, or motorized conveyance, responding promptly to calls for assistance. · Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Patrol railroad yards, cars, stations, or other facilities to protect company property or shipments and to maintain order. · Transit and Railroad Police · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Patrol park or forest areas to protect resources and prevent damage. · Forest and Conservation Technicians · importance 3.5 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Security Guards
• First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
• Bailiffs
• Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
• Parking Enforcement Workers
• Transportation Security Screeners
• Transit and Railroad Police
• Forest and Conservation Technicians

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-patrol-properties-to-maintain-safety,
  title  = {Patrol properties to maintain safety.},
  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/patrol-properties-to-maintain-safety}
}