Research various topics, including site history, environmental conditions, and clients' skills and abilities to plan appropriate expeditions, instruction, and commentary.

“Research various topics, including site history, environmental conditions, and clients' skills and abilities to plan appropriate expeditions, instruction, and commentary.” is a core task performed by Tour Guides and Escorts. Among the occupation's 19 rated tasks, workers place it 14th by importance (#6 most important). About 82% 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.

• Gather information from physical or electronic sources. in Getting Information

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

• Describe tour points of interest to group members, and respond to questions. · importance 4.9
• Escort individuals or groups on cruises, sightseeing tours, or through places of interest, such as industrial establishments, public buildings, or art galleries. · importance 4.6
• Monitor visitors' activities to ensure compliance with establishment or tour regulations and safety practices. · importance 4.5
• Conduct educational activities for school children. · importance 4.2
• Provide for physical safety of groups, performing such activities as providing first aid or directing emergency evacuations. · importance 4.2
• Assemble and check the required supplies and equipment prior to departure. · importance 4.1
• Greet and register visitors, and issue any required identification badges or safety devices. · importance 4.0
• Distribute brochures, show audiovisual presentations, and explain establishment processes and operations at tour sites. · importance 4.0
• Provide directions and other pertinent information to visitors. · importance 4.0
• Drive motor vehicles to transport visitors to establishments and tour site locations. · importance 3.9
• Train other guides and volunteers. · importance 3.8
• Provide information about wildlife varieties and habitats, as well as any relevant regulations, such as those pertaining to hunting and fishing. · importance 3.8
• Teach skills, such as proper climbing methods, and demonstrate and advise on the use of equipment. · importance 3.8
• Collect fees and tickets from group members. · importance 3.7

See all tasks on the Tour Guides and Escorts 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.

@misc{singulariki-task-20135,
  title  = {Research various topics, including site history, environmental conditions, and clients' skills and abilities to plan appropriate expeditions, instruction, and commentary.},
  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-20135}
}