Direct human resources activities, including the approval of human resource plans or activities, the selection of directors or other high-level staff, or establishment or organization of major departments.

“Direct human resources activities, including the approval of human resource plans or activities, the selection of directors or other high-level staff, or establishment or organization of major departments.” is a core task performed by Chief Executives. Among the occupation's 31 rated tasks, workers place it 24th by importance (#8 most important). About 76% 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.

• Manage human resources activities. in Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates

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: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Direct or coordinate an organization's financial or budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, or increase efficiency. · importance 4.5
• Confer with board members, organization officials, or staff members to discuss issues, coordinate activities, or resolve problems. · importance 4.3
• Prepare budgets for approval, including those for funding or implementation of programs. · importance 4.3
• Direct, plan, or implement policies, objectives, or activities of organizations or businesses to ensure continuing operations, to maximize returns on investments, or to increase productivity. · importance 4.2
• Prepare or present reports concerning activities, expenses, budgets, government statutes or rulings, or other items affecting businesses or program services. · importance 4.2
• Implement corrective action plans to solve organizational or departmental problems. · importance 4.1
• Analyze operations to evaluate performance of a company or its staff in meeting objectives or to determine areas of potential cost reduction, program improvement, or policy change. · importance 4.1
• Direct or coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with production, pricing, sales, or distribution of products. · importance 4.1
• Appoint department heads or managers and assign or delegate responsibilities to them. · importance 4.1
• Interpret and explain policies, rules, regulations, or laws to organizations, government or corporate officials, or individuals. · importance 4.1
• Review reports submitted by staff members to recommend approval or to suggest changes. · importance 4.1
• Nominate citizens to boards or commissions. · importance 4.1
• Negotiate or approve contracts or agreements with suppliers, distributors, federal or state agencies, or other organizational entities. · importance 4.1
• Establish departmental responsibilities and coordinate functions among departments and sites. · importance 4.0

See all tasks on the Chief Executives 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-8832,
  title  = {Direct human resources activities, including the approval of human resource plans or activities, the selection of directors or other high-level staff, or establishment or organization of major departments.},
  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-8832}
}