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Maintain operational records

Work activity · O*NET

Maintain operational records is an intermediate work activity in the O*NET database — a concrete task that recurs across many occupations , grouped under Documenting/Recording Information. 409 occupations report doing it as part of their work.

What it involves

The most common detailed activities O*NET records under this category, ranked by how many occupation tasks map to each.

  • Record operational or production data
  • Maintain student records
  • Maintain operational records
  • Record research or operational data
  • Document operational activities
  • Record operational details of travel
  • Maintain repair or maintenance records
  • Maintain data in information systems or databases

How AI is applied to this activity

Microsoft's "Working with AI" study mapped real Bing Copilot conversations to O*NET work activities. The figures below are their measurements for this activity — they describe how AI is used today in one assistant's data, not a forecast that the activity will be automated.

AI completes it successfully 89.8% When Copilot attempts this activity, how often it finishes the task
Scope AI handles 35.6% How much of the activity AI carries within a conversation
Positive user feedback 65.8% Share of interactions users rated positively
How often AI is applied here 37th pct Percentile across all measured activities by how often AI performs them

Source: Microsoft "Working with AI" (working-with-ai). A high completion rate means AI can assist the activity in isolation — it does not mean an occupation that performs it is being automated, since every job blends many activities.

Detailed work activities

The more granular units of work O*NET groups under this activity, ordered by how many occupations perform them.

Occupations that perform this activity

Ranked by how many of the occupation's tasks map to this activity.

Occupation Tasks
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 5
Environmental Engineers 4
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers 4
Forest and Conservation Technicians 4
Logistics Analysts 4
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 4
Web Administrators 4
Animal Breeders 3
Audio and Video Technicians 3
Biofuels Processing Technicians 3
Broadcast Technicians 3
Bus Drivers, School 3
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers 3
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 3
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 3
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 3
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 3
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators 3
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians 3
Geothermal Technicians 3
Library Assistants, Clerical 3
Library Technicians 3
Office Clerks, General 3
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 3
Ship Engineers 3
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education 3
Teaching Assistants, Special Education 3
Telemarketers 3
Wind Energy Operations Managers 3
Agricultural Technicians 2
Air Traffic Controllers 2
Airfield Operations Specialists 2
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 2
Biological Technicians 2
Biomass Plant Technicians 2
Bridge and Lock Tenders 2
Cargo and Freight Agents 2
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 2
Commercial Pilots 2
Compensation and Benefits Managers 2

Showing 40 of 409 occupations.

Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 38 occupations in occupations that perform Maintain operational records.. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Biofuels Processing Technicians Bridge and Lock Tenders Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators Ship Engineers Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers Forest and Conservation Technicians Geothermal Technicians Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers Commercial Pilots Audio and Video Technicians Library Assistants, Clerical Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians Library Technicians Compensation and Benefits Managers Office Clerks, General Cargo and Freight Agents Logistics Analysts Environmental Engineers AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that perform Maintain operational records., by AI task-overlap and median pay

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.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

Cite this page
Plain

Singulariki. "Maintain operational records." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/activities/maintain-operational-records

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Maintain operational records. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activities/maintain-operational-records

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-maintain-operational-records,
  title  = {Maintain operational records},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/activities/maintain-operational-records}
}

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