Transmit and explain work orders to laborers.

“Transmit and explain work orders to laborers.” is a core task performed by First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand. Among the occupation's 24 rated tasks, workers place it 16th by importance (#9 most important). About 85% 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.

• Explain regulations, policies, or procedures. in Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
• Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures. in Guiding, Directing, and Motivating 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: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Maintain a safe working environment by monitoring safety procedures and equipment. · importance 4.5
• Collaborate with workers and managers to solve work-related problems. · importance 4.4
• Review work throughout the work process and at completion to ensure that it has been performed properly. · importance 4.4
• Examine freight to determine loading sequences. · importance 4.4
• Inform designated employees or departments of items loaded or problems encountered. · importance 4.1
• Inspect equipment for wear and for conformance to specifications. · importance 4.1
• Prepare and maintain work records and reports of information such as employee time and wages, daily receipts, or inspection results. · importance 4.1
• Schedule times of shipment and modes of transportation for materials. · importance 4.0
• Plan work schedules and assign duties to maintain adequate staff for effective performance of activities and response to fluctuating workloads. · importance 4.0
• Inventory supplies and requisition or purchase additional items, as necessary. · importance 4.0
• Participate in the hiring process by reviewing credentials, conducting interviews, or making hiring decisions or recommendations. · importance 3.9
• Estimate material, time, and staffing requirements for a given project, based on work orders, job specifications, and experience. · importance 3.9
• Counsel employees in work-related activities, personal growth, or career development. · importance 3.9
• Conduct staff meetings to relay general information or to address specific topics, such as safety. · importance 3.9

See all tasks on the First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand 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-8564,
  title  = {Transmit and explain work orders to laborers.},
  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-8564}
}