Perform administrative duties, such as overseeing building management, ordering supplies, contracting for services or repairs, or supervising the work of staff members or volunteers.

“Perform administrative duties, such as overseeing building management, ordering supplies, contracting for services or repairs, or supervising the work of staff members or volunteers.” is a core task performed by Clergy. Among the occupation's 21 rated tasks, workers place it 2nd by importance (#20 most important). About 93% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Manage budgets or finances. in Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T2.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Pray and promote spirituality. · importance 4.8
• Prepare and deliver sermons or other talks. · importance 4.7
• Read from sacred texts, such as the Bible, Torah, or Koran. · importance 4.7
• Organize and lead regular religious services. · importance 4.6
• Instruct people who seek conversion to a particular faith. · importance 4.5
• Share information about religious issues by writing articles, giving speeches, or teaching. · importance 4.4
• Counsel individuals or groups concerning their spiritual, emotional, or personal needs. · importance 4.4
• Administer religious rites or ordinances. · importance 4.4
• Prepare people for participation in religious ceremonies. · importance 4.3
• Visit people in homes, hospitals, or prisons to provide them with comfort and support. · importance 4.3
• Train leaders of church, community, or youth groups. · importance 4.3
• Plan or lead religious education programs. · importance 4.2
• Study and interpret religious laws, doctrines, or traditions. · importance 4.2
• Respond to requests for assistance during emergencies or crises. · importance 4.1

See all tasks on the Clergy page.

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
• “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  = {Perform administrative duties, such as overseeing building management, ordering supplies, contracting for services or repairs, or supervising the work of staff members or volunteers.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-10951}
}