Prepare or calibrate equipment used to collect or analyze samples.

“Prepare or calibrate equipment used to collect or analyze samples.” is a core task performed by Occupational Health and Safety Technicians. Among the occupation's 26 rated tasks, workers place it 16th by importance (#11 most important). About 90% 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.

• Prepare medical equipment or work areas for use. in Handling and Moving Objects
• Maintain medical equipment or instruments. in Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

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 0.00. Automation potential label: T0.

How AI is actually used on this kind of task

The Anthropic Economic Index observes how people actually use AI on tasks like this one across millions of real conversations.

• 0.003% share of AI-use records mapped to this task

Observed AI use describes people choosing to use AI as a tool on this kind of task today. It is augmentation and assistance, not a measure of jobs replaced.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Evaluate situations or make determinations when a worker has refused to work on the grounds that danger or potential harm exists. · importance 4.2
• Supply, operate, or maintain personal protective equipment. · importance 4.0
• Maintain all required environmental records and documentation. · importance 4.0
• Test workplaces for environmental hazards, such as exposure to radiation, chemical or biological hazards, or excessive noise. · importance 4.0
• Train workers in safety procedures related to green jobs, such as the use of fall protection devices or maintenance of proper ventilation during wind turbine construction. · importance 4.0
• Provide consultation to organizations or agencies on the workplace application of safety principles, practices, or techniques. · importance 4.0
• Inspect fire suppression systems or portable fire systems to ensure proper working order. · importance 3.9
• Verify availability or monitor use of safety equipment, such as hearing protection or respirators. · importance 3.8
• Prepare or review specifications or orders for the purchase of safety equipment, ensuring that proper features are present and that items conform to health and safety standards. · importance 3.8
• Recommend corrective measures to be applied based on results of environmental contaminant analyses. · importance 3.8
• Help direct rescue or firefighting operations in the event of a fire or an explosion. · importance 3.7
• Conduct worker studies to determine whether specific instances of disease or illness are job-related. · importance 3.6
• Plan emergency response drills. · importance 3.6
• Examine credentials, licenses, or permits to ensure compliance with licensing requirements. · importance 3.5

See all tasks on the Occupational Health and Safety Technicians 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
• 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  = {Prepare or calibrate equipment used to collect or analyze samples.},
  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},
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}