Take photographs and motion pictures for use in lectures and publications and to develop displays.

“Take photographs and motion pictures for use in lectures and publications and to develop displays.” is a core task performed by Park Naturalists. Among the occupation's 18 rated tasks, workers place it 5th by importance (#14 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.

• Record images with photographic or audiovisual equipment. in Documenting/Recording 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

• Provide visitor services, such as explaining regulations, answering visitor requests, needs and complaints, and providing information about the park and surrounding areas. · importance 4.6
• Assist with operations of general facilities, such as visitor centers. · importance 4.3
• Confer with park staff to determine subjects and schedules for park programs. · importance 4.0
• Conduct field trips to point out scientific, historic, and natural features of parks, forests, historic sites, or other attractions. · importance 4.0
• Plan and organize public events at the park. · importance 3.9
• Prepare and present illustrated lectures and interpretive talks about park features. · importance 3.9
• Plan, organize and direct activities of seasonal staff members. · importance 3.9
• Perform emergency duties to protect human life, government property, and natural features of park. · importance 3.8
• Develop environmental educational programs and curricula for schools. · importance 3.8
• Construct historical, scientific, and nature visitor-center displays. · importance 3.6
• Research stories regarding the area's natural history or environment. · importance 3.5
• Prepare brochures and write newspaper articles. · importance 3.4
• Compile and maintain official park photographic and information files. · importance 3.3
• Plan and develop audio-visual devices for public programs. · importance 3.1

See all tasks on the Park Naturalists 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  = {Take photographs and motion pictures for use in lectures and publications and to develop displays.},
  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-3699}
}