Monitor the work of contractors in the design, construction, and startup phases of security systems.

“Monitor the work of contractors in the design, construction, and startup phases of security systems.” is a task performed by Security Management Specialists. Among the occupation's 23 rated tasks, workers place it 7th by importance (#17 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.

• Supervise personnel 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

• Assess the nature and level of physical security threats so that the scope of the problem can be determined. · importance 4.2
• Respond to emergency situations on an on-call basis. · importance 4.1
• Recommend improvements in security systems or procedures. · importance 4.1
• Inspect physical security design features, installations, or programs to ensure compliance with applicable standards or regulations. · importance 4.0
• Perform risk analyses so that appropriate countermeasures can be developed. · importance 4.0
• Conduct security audits to identify potential vulnerabilities related to physical security or staff safety. · importance 4.0
• Design security policies, programs, or practices to ensure adequate security relating to alarm response, access card use, and other security needs. · importance 4.0
• Test security measures for final acceptance and implement or provide procedures for ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the measures. · importance 3.9
• Design, implement, or establish requirements for security systems, video surveillance, motion detection, or closed-circuit television systems to ensure proper installation and operation. · importance 3.8
• Prepare, maintain, or update security procedures, security system drawings, or related documentation. · importance 3.8
• Prepare documentation for case reports or court proceedings. · importance 3.8
• Develop conceptual designs of security systems. · importance 3.8
• Engineer, install, maintain, or repair security systems, programmable logic controls, or other security-related electronic systems. · importance 3.7
• Train personnel in security procedures or use of security equipment. · importance 3.6

See all tasks on the Security Management Specialists 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  = {Monitor the work of contractors in the design, construction, and startup phases of security systems.},
  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-21494}
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