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O*NET detailed work activitySort materials or products
Stays humanHands-on work
4 jobs5 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Sort materials or products, under the O*NET work activity group Processing Information. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 5 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Sort, assemble, and proof completed work.
- Sort books, publications, and other items according to established procedure and return them to shelves, files, or other designated storage areas.
- Sort products or materials into predetermined sequences or groupings for display, packing, shipping, or storage.
- Classify and catalog items according to content and purpose.
- Sort clothing and other articles, load washing machines, and iron and fold dried items.