Government Property Inspectors and Investigators
Investigate or inspect government property to ensure compliance with contract agreements and government regulations.
$80,730 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 70%
- 0%
- 30%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 12%. Today's estimate: 18%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 13 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investigate alleged license or permit violations.Done daily by most who do it. | 36% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 3.1 work days | 7%Half by Nov 2027 | |
| Inspect government property, such as construction sites or public housing, to ensure compliance with contract specifications or legal requirements.Done daily by most who do it. | 14% | 2.5 h50 min to 1 work day | Stays with people | |
| Prepare correspondence, reports of inspections or investigations, or recommendations for action.Done daily by most who do it. | 14% | 1.7 h38 min to 6.7 h | 56%Half by now | |
| Examine records, reports, or other documents to establish facts or detect discrepancies.Done daily by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 11% | 1.7 h25 min to 6.7 h | 43%Half by Nov 2026 | |
| Collect, identify, evaluate, or preserve case evidence.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 8% | 2.1 h50 min to 5 h | Stays with people | |
| Inspect manufactured or processed products to ensure compliance with contract specifications or legal requirements.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 2.1 h38 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Investigate applications for special licenses or permits.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 5% | 3.3 h50 min to 1.3 work days | 25%Half by Mar 2027 | |
| Coordinate with or assist law enforcement agencies in matters of mutual concern.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 3% | 2.5 h50 min to 1 work day | 40%Half by Dec 2026 | |
| Inspect government-owned equipment or materials in the possession of private contractors to ensure compliance with contracts or regulations or to prevent misuse.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 1% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Monitor investigations of suspected offenders to ensure that they are conducted in accordance with constitutional requirements.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 1% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | 46%Half by Oct 2026 | |
| Recommend legal or administrative action to protect government property.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 0.6% | 1.7 h38 min to 3.3 h | 80%Half by now | |
| Testify in court or at administrative proceedings concerning investigation findings.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 0.3% | 5 h1.7 h to 1.3 work days | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
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- Environmental Compliance Inspectors37% now, 63% by 2028
- Compliance Managers17% now, 66% by 2028
- Occupational Health and Safety Specialists16% now, 61% by 2028
- Compliance Officers36% now, 82% by 2028
- Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians21% now, 76% by 2028
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.