Prepare medical supplies or equipment for use.

Prepare medical supplies or equipment for use. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 18 occupations and seen in 22 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Prepare medical equipment or work areas for use. 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 22 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 1 (5%) 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.

• Position patient on examining table and set up and adjust equipment to obtain optimum view of specific body area as requested by physician. · Radiologic Technologists and Technicians · importance 4.9 · no direct exposure
• Set up, program, or record montages or electrical combinations when testing peripheral nerve, spinal cord, subcortical, or cortical responses. · Neurodiagnostic Technologists · importance 4.8 · no direct exposure
• Set up and operate devices, such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, or aerosol generators, following specified parameters of treatment. · Respiratory Therapists · importance 4.8 · no direct exposure
• Set up, clean, and maintain laboratory equipment. · Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Select, prepare, or use equipment, monitors, supplies, or drugs for the administration of anesthetics. · Nurse Anesthetists · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Set up, maintain, calibrate, clean, and test sterility of medical laboratory equipment. · Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Set up, operate, or monitor invasive equipment and devices, such as colostomy or tracheotomy equipment, mechanical ventilators, catheters, gastrointestinal tubes, and central lines. · Acute Care Nurses · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Set up and monitor medical equipment and devices such as cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms, oxygen delivery devices, transducers, or pressure lines. · Critical Care Nurses · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Set up or monitor the administration of oxygen or medications. · Midwives · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Set up examination rooms, ensuring that all necessary equipment is ready. · Radiologic Technologists and Technicians · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Prepare treatment rooms for surgery. · Veterinary Technologists and Technicians · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained. · Registered Nurses · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Select or prepare artistic media or related equipment or devices to accomplish therapy session objectives. · Art Therapists · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Lay out materials such as puzzles, scissors and eating utensils for use in therapy, and clean and repair these tools after therapy sessions. · Occupational Therapists · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers. · Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Prepare wax bite blocks and impression trays for use. · Dental Laboratory Technicians · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Gather, arrange, or assemble instruments or supplies. · Surgical Assistants · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Set up 24-hour Holter and event monitors, scan and interpret tapes, and report results to physicians. · Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Set up equipment and prepare medical treatment rooms. · Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Maintain stock and supplies, preparing supplies for special examinations and ordering supplies when necessary. · Diagnostic Medical Sonographers · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Prepare or calibrate equipment used to collect or analyze samples. · Occupational Health and Safety Technicians · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Select and prepare medical equipment or medications to be taken to athletic competition sites. · Sports Medicine Physicians · importance 3.5 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
• Neurodiagnostic Technologists
• Respiratory Therapists
• Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
• Nurse Anesthetists
• Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
• Acute Care Nurses
• Midwives
• Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
• Art Therapists
• Occupational Therapists
• Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
• Dental Laboratory Technicians
• Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
• Surgical Assistants
• Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
• Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
• Sports Medicine Physicians

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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