Perform human resources activities.

Perform human resources activities. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 16 occupations and seen in 18 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Perform human resources activities. in Staffing Organizational Units .

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, 16 (89%) 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 0.003% 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.

• Administer employee benefit plans. · Human Resources Specialists · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Determine the scope of educational program offerings, and prepare drafts of course schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements. · Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Recruit and hire staff members. · First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Perform personnel actions, such as hiring and firing staff, providing employee orientation and training, and conducting supervisory activities, such as creating work schedules or organizing employee time sheets. · First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Perform clerical and administrative duties such as keeping records, paying bills, and hiring and supervising personnel. · Barbers · importance 4.1 · direct LLM exposure
• Recruit, interview, or hire employees. · Spa Managers · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Recommend measures for improving work procedures and worker performance to increase service quality and enhance job safety. · First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Observe and evaluate workers and work procedures to ensure quality standards and service, and complete disciplinary write-ups. · First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers · importance 4.0 · direct LLM exposure
• Manage funeral home operations, including the hiring, training, or supervision of embalmers, funeral attendants, or other staff. · Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Perform general personnel functions, such as supervision, training, and scheduling. · Childcare Workers · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• Recommend or execute personnel actions, such as hirings, evaluations, or promotions. · First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers · importance 3.6 · exposure with tools
• Recruit and hire staff, such as cooks and other kitchen workers. · Chefs and Head Cooks · importance 3.6 · exposure with tools
• Hire, train, and supervise food and beverage service staff. · Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop · importance 3.4 · exposure with tools
• Support efforts to reduce substance abuse or other illegal activities in the workplace. · Security Managers · importance 3.4 · exposure with tools
• Participate in the hiring, training, scheduling, or supervision of alteration workers. · Costume Attendants · importance 3.4 · no direct exposure
• Develop, administer, and evaluate applicant tests. · Human Resources Managers · importance 2.8 · exposure with tools
• Recruit and hire staff members. · First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services · exposure with tools
• Recruit and hire staff members. · First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Human Resources Specialists
• Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
• First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
• Barbers
• Spa Managers
• Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers
• Childcare Workers
• First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
• Chefs and Head Cooks
• Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
• Security Managers
• Costume Attendants
• Human Resources Managers
• First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services
• First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants

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  = {Perform human resources activities.},
  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},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/perform-human-resources-activities}
}