Monitor and authorize entry of employees, visitors, or other persons.

“Monitor and authorize entry of employees, visitors, or other persons.” is a task performed by First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers. Among the occupation's 21 rated tasks, workers place it 19th by importance (#3 most important). About 98% 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.

• Monitor safety or security of work areas, facilities, or properties. in Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Maintain safety or security. in Performing General Physical Activities

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: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Investigate disturbances on the premises, such as security alarms, altercations, and suspicious activity. · importance 4.8
• Patrol the premises to prevent or detect intrusion, protect property, or preserve order. · importance 4.7
• Secure entrances and exits by locking doors and gates. · importance 4.6
• Write reports documenting observations made while on patrol. · importance 4.6
• Monitor the behavior of security employees to ensure adherence to quality standards, deadlines, or procedures. · importance 4.6
• Advise employees in handling problems or resolving complaints from customers, tenants, detainees, or other persons. · importance 4.5
• Assign security personnel to posts or patrols. · importance 4.5
• Recruit, interview, and hire security personnel. · importance 4.5
• Call police or fire departments in cases of emergency, such as fire, bomb threats, and presence of unauthorized persons. · importance 4.4
• Apprehend or evict trespassers, rule violators, or other security threats from the premises. · importance 4.4
• Monitor closed-circuit television cameras. · importance 4.4
• Screen individuals and belongings to prevent passage of prohibited materials using walkthrough detectors, wands, or bag searches. · importance 4.4
• Inspect and adjust security equipment to ensure it is operational or to detect evidence of tampering. · importance 4.4
• Train security personnel on protective procedures, first aid, fire safety, and other duties. · importance 4.4

See all tasks on the First-Line Supervisors of Security 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.

@misc{singulariki-task-22949,
  title  = {Monitor and authorize entry of employees, visitors, or other persons.},
  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-22949}
}