Supervise employees.

Supervise employees. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 54 occupations and seen in 67 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Supervise personnel activities. in Guiding, Directing, and Motivating 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 67 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 41 (61%) 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 0.003% 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.

• Direct activities of workers conducting autopsies, performing pathological and toxicological analyses, and preparing documents for permanent records. · Coroners · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Oversee regional and local sales managers and their staffs. · Sales Managers · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Monitor the behavior of security employees to ensure adherence to quality standards, deadlines, or procedures. · First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · importance 4.6 · exposure with tools
• Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities of subordinates and staff relating to employment, compensation, labor relations, and employee relations. · Human Resources Managers · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Supervise the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or materials. · Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Lead, or participate in, fraud investigation teams. · Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Direct and supervise work of embalmers, funeral attendants, death certificate clerks, cosmetologists, or other staff. · Funeral Home Managers · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel. · Medical and Health Services Managers · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Direct and coordinate the activities of staff and contract personnel and evaluate their performance. · Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Direct activities of professional and technical staff members and volunteers. · Social and Community Service Managers · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Direct and supervise construction or related workers. · Construction Managers · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Supervise employees performing financial reporting, accounting, billing, collections, payroll, and budgeting duties. · Treasurers and Controllers · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Hire, supervise, or evaluate engineers, technicians, researchers, or other staff. · Natural Sciences Managers · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Enforce discipline and attendance rules. · Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Plan, organize, or manage the work of subordinate staff to ensure that the work is accomplished in a manner consistent with organizational requirements. · Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Supervise fitness or wellness specialists, such as fitness instructors, nutritionists, or health educators. · Fitness and Wellness Coordinators · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in buying, selling, and distributing materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies. · Purchasing Managers · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Oversee workers including supervisors, inspectors, or laboratory workers engaged in testing activities. · Quality Control Systems Managers · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Direct and coordinate activities of teachers, administrators, and support staff at schools, public agencies, and institutions. · Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Manage subcontractor activities, reviewing proposals, developing performance specifications, and serving as liaisons between subcontractors and organizations. · Logisticians · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Supervise claims adjusters to ensure that adjusters have followed proper methods. · Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Hire, train, or supervise purchasing clerks, buyers, and expediters. · Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Supervise or train other divers, including hobby divers. · Commercial Divers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of workers in branches, offices, or departments of establishments, such as branch banks, brokerage firms, risk and insurance departments, or credit departments. · Financial Managers · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Plan, supervise, and review work of assigned subordinates. · Financial Examiners · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Supervise and coordinate work of reporters and other editors. · Editors · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Employ foremen to deal directly with workers when recruiting, hiring, instructing, assigning tasks, and enforcing work rules. · Farm Labor Contractors · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Supervise or provide leadership to subordinate security professionals, performing activities such as hiring, investigating applicants' backgrounds, training, assigning work, evaluating performance, or disciplining. · Security Managers · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Supervise the work of contracted employees. · Farm Labor Contractors · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities of subordinates and staff relating to employment, compensation, labor relations, and employee relations. · Compensation and Benefits Managers · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Direct or supervise fundraising staff, including volunteer staff members. · Fundraisers · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Direct and coordinate activities of teachers or administrators at daycare centers, schools, public agencies, or institutions. · Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Direct team activities, establishing task priorities, scheduling and tracking work assignments, providing guidance, and ensuring the availability of resources. · Logisticians · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Hire, train, and supervise volunteers and support staff required for events. · Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Hire or supervise loss prevention staff. · Loss Prevention Managers · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Direct, coordinate, and evaluate the activities of personnel, including support staff engaged in administering academic institutions, departments, or alumni organizations. · Education Administrators, Postsecondary · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Schedule and supervise the construction and testing of special devices and the implementation of unique monitoring or control systems. · Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Schedule and supervise splicing or termination of cables in color-code order. · Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Supervise loan personnel. · Loan Officers · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Manage sales team, including setting goals, providing incentives, and evaluating employee performance. · Advertising and Promotions Managers · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Coroners
• Sales Managers
• First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
• Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
• Human Resources Managers
• Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts
• Funeral Home Managers
• Medical and Health Services Managers
• Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
• Social and Community Service Managers
• Construction Managers
• Treasurers and Controllers
• Natural Sciences Managers
• Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
• Fitness and Wellness Coordinators
• Purchasing Managers
• Quality Control Systems Managers
• Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
• Logisticians
• Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
• Commercial Divers
• Financial Examiners
• Editors
• Security Managers
• Farm Labor Contractors
• Compensation and Benefits Managers
• Fundraisers
• Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
• Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
• Loss Prevention Managers
• Education Administrators, Postsecondary
• Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
• Loan Officers
• Advertising and Promotions Managers
• First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
• Park Naturalists
• Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
• Marketing Managers
• Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
• Security Management Specialists

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.

@misc{singulariki-supervise-employees,
  title  = {Supervise employees.},
  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/supervise-employees}
}