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Direct administrative or support services

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Part of Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures, under the O*NET work activity group Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 1 AI-assist, 7 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Direct and coordinate operational, management, and supportive services of one or a number of postal facilities.Stays human Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
• Establish and oversee administrative procedures to meet objectives set by boards of directors or senior management.Stays human Social and Community Service Managers
• Direct activities of administrative departments, such as admissions, registration, and career services.Stays human Education Administrators, Postsecondary
• Direct or coordinate the supportive services department of a business, agency, or organization.Stays human Administrative Services Managers
• Direct scholarship, fellowship, and loan programs, performing activities such as selecting recipients and distributing aid.Stays human Education Administrators, Postsecondary

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Coordinate front-office activities of hotels or motels, and resolve problems.AI-assist Lodging Managers
• Coordinate clerical, record-keeping, inventory, requisitioning, and marketing activities.Stays human Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
• Direct non-merchandising departments, such as advertising, purchasing, credit, or accounting.Stays human Chief Executives