Read maps to determine routes.

Read maps to determine routes. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 6 occupations and seen in 6 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Read documents or materials to inform work processes. in Getting Information .

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 6 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 5 (83%) 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 0.008% 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.

• Consult maps, charts, weather reports, or navigation equipment to determine and direct ship movements. · Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels · importance 4.8 · exposure with tools
• Read maps and follow written or verbal geographic directions. · Light Truck Drivers · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Read and interpret maps to determine vehicle routes. · Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Read maps and follow written and verbal geographic directions. · Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Read maps to plan bus routes. · Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Read maps and follow written and verbal geographic directions. · Bus Drivers, School · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
• Light Truck Drivers
• Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
• Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
• Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
• Bus Drivers, School

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  = {Read maps to determine routes.},
  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/read-maps-to-determine-routes}
}