Assign work to employees, based on material or worker requirements of specific jobs.

“Assign work to employees, based on material or worker requirements of specific jobs.” is a core task performed by First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers. Among the occupation's 15 rated tasks, workers place it 12th by importance (#4 most important). About 99% 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.

• Direct construction or extraction activities. 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: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Inspect work progress, equipment, or construction sites to verify safety or to ensure that specifications are met. · importance 4.5
• Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures. · importance 4.4
• Supervise, coordinate, or schedule the activities of construction or extractive workers. · importance 4.4
• Coordinate work activities with other construction project activities. · importance 4.2
• Estimate material or worker requirements to complete jobs. · importance 4.1
• Analyze worker or production problems and recommend solutions, such as improving production methods or implementing motivational plans. · importance 4.1
• Order or requisition materials or supplies. · importance 4.0
• Train workers in construction methods, operation of equipment, safety procedures, or company policies. · importance 4.0
• Locate, measure, and mark site locations or placement of structures or equipment, using measuring and marking equipment. · importance 3.9
• Confer with managerial or technical personnel, other departments, or contractors to resolve problems or to coordinate activities. · importance 3.9
• Arrange for repairs of equipment or machinery. · importance 3.8
• Provide assistance to workers engaged in construction or extraction activities, using hand tools or other equipment. · importance 3.8
• Record information, such as personnel, production, or operational data on specified forms or reports. · importance 3.6
• Suggest or initiate personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, or hires. · importance 3.4

See all tasks on the First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 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  = {Assign work to employees, based on material or worker requirements of specific jobs.},
  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-11432}
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