Report any bus malfunctions or needed repairs.

“Report any bus malfunctions or needed repairs.” is a task performed by Bus Drivers, School. Among the occupation's 17 rated tasks, workers place it 14th by importance (#4 most important). About 100% 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.

• Notify others of emergencies or problems. in Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

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: T0.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Comply with traffic regulations to operate vehicles in a safe and courteous manner. · importance 5.0
• Check the condition of a vehicle's tires, brakes, windshield wipers, lights, oil, fuel, water, and safety equipment to ensure that everything is in working order. · importance 4.9
• Follow safety rules as students board and exit buses or cross streets near bus stops. · importance 4.9
• Pick up and drop off students at regularly scheduled neighborhood locations, following strict time schedules. · importance 4.8
• Escort small children across roads and highways. · importance 4.8
• Drive gasoline, diesel, or electrically powered multi-passenger vehicles to transport students between neighborhoods, schools, and school activities. · importance 4.7
• Maintain order among students during trips to ensure safety. · importance 4.5
• Prepare and submit reports that may include the number of students or trips, hours worked, mileage, or fuel consumption. · importance 4.4
• Maintain knowledge of first-aid procedures. · importance 4.4
• Record bus routes. · importance 4.2
• Report delays, accidents, or other traffic and transportation situations, using telephones or mobile two-way radios. · importance 4.2
• Keep bus interiors clean for students. · importance 4.2
• Read maps and follow written and verbal geographic directions. · importance 4.1
• Make minor repairs to vehicles. · importance 4.1

See all tasks on the Bus Drivers, School 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-23729,
  title  = {Report any bus malfunctions or needed repairs.},
  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-23729}
}