Purchase products or services.

Purchase products or services. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 12 occupations and seen in 18 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 17 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 13 (76%) 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 2 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.

• Purchase the highest quality merchandise at the lowest possible price and in correct amounts. · Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Create, manage, or automate orders or invoices, using order management or invoicing software. · Online Merchants · importance 4.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Purchase and stock supplies of feed and medicines. · Animal Breeders · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Prepare purchase orders, solicit bid proposals, and review requisitions for goods and services. · Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Purchase, for further processing or for resale, farm products, such as milk, grains, or Christmas trees. · Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Purchase new or used items from online or physical sources for resale via retail or auction Web site. · Online Merchants · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Buy and sell jewelry, or serve as agents between buyers and sellers. · Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Examine, select, order, or purchase merchandise consistent with quality, quantity, specification requirements, or other factors, such as environmental soundness. · Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Procure beverages, food, and other items as requested. · Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Order or purchase merchandise to maintain optimal inventory levels. · Online Merchants · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Select and purchase technical web services, such as web hosting services, online merchant accounts, shopping cart software, payment gateway software, or spyware. · Online Merchants · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Devise, select, or purchase domain name and web address. · Online Merchants · importance 3.8 · direct LLM exposure
• Identify or procure needed resources to implement sustainability programs or projects. · Sustainability Specialists · importance 3.4 · exposure with tools
• Provide direct assistance to farmers by performing activities such as purchasing or selling products and supplies, supervising properties, and collecting soil and herbage samples for testing. · Farm and Home Management Educators · importance 3.0 · no direct exposure
• Shop for groceries, clothing, and other items needed for children's care. · Nannies · importance 2.9 · no direct exposure
• Order tooling for jobs. · 51-9162.00
• Purchase investments for companies in accordance with company policy. · Financial and Investment Analysts · exposure with tools
• Purchase or sell financial derivatives for customers. · Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
• Online Merchants
• Animal Breeders
• Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
• Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
• Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
• Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants
• Farm and Home Management Educators
• Nannies
• Financial and Investment Analysts
• Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
• 51-9162.00

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  = {Purchase products or services.},
  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/purchase-products-or-services}
}