Assemble and check the required supplies and equipment prior to departure.

“Assemble and check the required supplies and equipment prior to departure.” is a supplemental task performed by Tour Guides and Escorts. Among the occupation's 19 rated tasks, workers place it 13th by importance (#7 most important). About 54% 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 resources or inventories. in Monitoring and Controlling Resources

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

• Describe tour points of interest to group members, and respond to questions. · importance 4.9
• Escort individuals or groups on cruises, sightseeing tours, or through places of interest, such as industrial establishments, public buildings, or art galleries. · importance 4.6
• Monitor visitors' activities to ensure compliance with establishment or tour regulations and safety practices. · importance 4.5
• Conduct educational activities for school children. · importance 4.2
• Provide for physical safety of groups, performing such activities as providing first aid or directing emergency evacuations. · importance 4.2
• Research various topics, including site history, environmental conditions, and clients' skills and abilities to plan appropriate expeditions, instruction, and commentary. · importance 4.1
• Greet and register visitors, and issue any required identification badges or safety devices. · importance 4.0
• Distribute brochures, show audiovisual presentations, and explain establishment processes and operations at tour sites. · importance 4.0
• Provide directions and other pertinent information to visitors. · importance 4.0
• Drive motor vehicles to transport visitors to establishments and tour site locations. · importance 3.9
• Train other guides and volunteers. · importance 3.8
• Provide information about wildlife varieties and habitats, as well as any relevant regulations, such as those pertaining to hunting and fishing. · importance 3.8
• Teach skills, such as proper climbing methods, and demonstrate and advise on the use of equipment. · importance 3.8
• Collect fees and tickets from group members. · importance 3.7

See all tasks on the Tour Guides and Escorts 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-4553,
  title  = {Assemble and check the required supplies and equipment prior to departure.},
  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-4553}
}