Receive information or instructions for performing work assignments.

Receive information or instructions for performing work assignments. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 13 occupations and seen in 16 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Communicate with others about operational plans or activities. in Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates .

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 16 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 9 (56%) 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 3 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.

• Interpret train orders, signals, or railroad rules and regulations that govern the operation of locomotives. · Locomotive Engineers · importance 5.0 · direct LLM exposure
• Receive starting signals from conductors and use controls such as throttles or air brakes to drive electric, diesel-electric, steam, or gas turbine-electric locomotives. · Locomotive Engineers · importance 4.8 · no direct exposure
• Read maps and follow written or verbal geographic directions. · Light Truck Drivers · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Receive oral or written instructions from yardmasters or yard conductors indicating track assignments and cars to be switched. · Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers · importance 4.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Follow supervisors' instructions as to which parts to restore or replace and how much time the job should take. · Automotive Body and Related Repairers · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Read switching instructions and daily car schedules to determine work to be performed, or receive orders from yard conductors. · Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Receive information regarding train or rail problems from dispatchers or from electronic monitoring devices. · Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Receive, relay, and act upon instructions and inquiries from train operations and customer service center personnel. · Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Attend preflight briefings concerning weather, altitudes, routes, emergency procedures, crew coordination, lengths of flights, food and beverage services offered, and numbers of passengers. · Flight Attendants · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Receive instructions from dispatchers regarding trains' routes, timetables, and cargoes. · Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Read maps and follow written and verbal geographic directions. · Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Read maps and follow written and verbal geographic directions. · Bus Drivers, School · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments or material or equipment needs. · Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Read operating schedules or instructions or receive verbal orders to determine amounts to be pumped. · Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers · importance 4.0 · direct LLM exposure
• Receive written or oral instructions regarding material movement or excavation. · Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Report to taxicab services or garages to receive vehicle assignments. · Taxi Drivers · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Locomotive Engineers
• Light Truck Drivers
• Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
• Automotive Body and Related Repairers
• Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
• Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
• Flight Attendants
• Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
• Bus Drivers, School
• Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
• Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
• Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
• Taxi Drivers

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  = {Receive information or instructions for performing work assignments.},
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  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},
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