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None of the 16 jobs that do this have AI or robot evidence for it yet. Jobs spend a median of 9m of an 8-hour shift on it, and about 5.0 million U.S. workers hold these jobs.
Every job that does this
Each job words the task its own way. Minutes are that job's estimate for a typical shift; the label is the evidence for that job's version.
| Job and its version of the task | Per shift | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Air Traffic ControllersInform pilots about nearby planes or potentially hazardous conditions, such as weather, speed and direction of wind, or visibility problems. | 40m | No evidence yet |
| Ambulance Drivers and AttendantsReport facts concerning accidents or emergencies to hospital personnel or law enforcement officials. | 24m | No evidence yet |
| First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, HandInform designated employees or departments of items loaded or problems encountered. | 21m | No evidence yet |
| School Bus MonitorsReport delays, accidents, or other traffic and transportation situations to dispatchers or other bus drivers, using phones or mobile two-way radios. | 13m | No evidence yet |
| Subway and Streetcar OperatorsReport delays, mechanical problems, and emergencies to supervisors or dispatchers, using radios. | 12m | No evidence yet |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsCommunicate with dispatchers concerning delays, unsafe sites, accidents, equipment breakdowns, or other maintenance problems. | 11m | No evidence yet |
| School Bus DriversReport delays, accidents, or other traffic and transportation situations, using telephones or mobile two-way radios. | 10m | No evidence yet |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight EngineersRespond to and report in-flight emergencies and malfunctions. | 9m | No evidence yet |
| Motorboat OperatorsReport any observed navigational hazards to authorities. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursReport delays, accidents, or other traffic and transportation situations, using telephones or mobile two-way radios. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityReport delays or accidents. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Pest Control WorkersPost warning signs and lock building doors to secure area to be fumigated. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Light Truck DriversReport delays, accidents, or other traffic and transportation situations to bases or other vehicles, using telephones or mobile two-way radios. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversReport vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles. | 5m | No evidence yet |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler OperatorsInvestigate and report on accidents. | under 1m | No evidence yet |
| Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water VesselsReport to appropriate authorities any violations of federal or state pilotage laws. | under 1m | No evidence yet |
How to read this
This task type comes from O*NET's detailed work activities, which link similar tasks across jobs. A label applies to one job's version of the task: AI use comes from real AI conversations (Anthropic Economic Index) and robot evidence from deployments in real workplaces. "No evidence yet" may just mean the task is rare in the data. How we keep time.
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