Perform supervisory duties, such as developing departmental operating budget, coordinating purchases of supplies or equipment, or preparing work schedules.

“Perform supervisory duties, such as developing departmental operating budget, coordinating purchases of supplies or equipment, or preparing work schedules.” is a task performed by Radiologic Technologists and Technicians. Among the occupation's 30 rated tasks, workers place it 2nd by importance (#29 most important).

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 organizational operations, activities, or procedures. 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

• Position imaging equipment and adjust controls to set exposure time and distance, according to specification of examination. · importance 5.0
• Position patient on examining table and set up and adjust equipment to obtain optimum view of specific body area as requested by physician. · importance 4.9
• Monitor patients' conditions and reactions, reporting abnormal signs to physician. · importance 4.9
• Explain procedures and observe patients to ensure safety and comfort during scan. · importance 4.9
• Review and evaluate developed x-rays, video tape, or computer-generated information to determine if images are satisfactory for diagnostic purposes. · importance 4.9
• Use radiation safety measures and protection devices to comply with government regulations and to ensure safety of patients and staff. · importance 4.9
• Determine patients' x-ray needs by reading requests or instructions from physicians. · importance 4.9
• Prepare contrast material, radiopharmaceuticals, or anesthetic or antispasmodic drugs under the direction of a radiologist. · importance 4.8
• Process exposed radiographs using film processors or computer generated methods. · importance 4.8
• Operate mobile x-ray equipment in operating room, emergency room, or at patient's bedside. · importance 4.7
• Operate or oversee operation of radiologic or magnetic imaging equipment to produce images of the body for diagnostic purposes. · importance 4.7
• Make exposures necessary for the requested procedures, rejecting and repeating work that does not meet established standards. · importance 4.7
• Operate digital picture archiving communications systems. · importance 4.7
• Perform procedures, such as linear tomography, mammography, sonograms, joint and cyst aspirations, routine contrast studies, routine fluoroscopy, or examinations of the head, trunk, or extremities under supervision of physician. · importance 4.6

See all tasks on the Radiologic Technologists and 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
• “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 supervisory duties, such as developing departmental operating budget, coordinating purchases of supplies or equipment, or preparing work schedules.},
  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-22830}
}