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Process digital or online data

Work activity · O*NET

Process digital or online data is an intermediate work activity in the O*NET database — a concrete task that recurs across many occupations , grouped under Working with Computers. 67 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.

  • Enter information into databases or software programs
  • Prepare data for analysis
  • Enter patient or treatment data into computers
  • Format digital documents, data, or images
  • Code data or other information
  • Enter codes or other information into computers
  • Update website content
  • Update computer database information

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 81.4% When Copilot attempts this activity, how often it finishes the task
Scope AI handles 36.3% How much of the activity AI carries within a conversation
Positive user feedback 56.9% Share of interactions users rated positively
How often AI is applied here 93rd 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
Desktop Publishers 10
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators 5
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians 4
Pharmacy Technicians 4
Web and Digital Interface Designers 4
Word Processors and Typists 4
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 3
Statistical Assistants 3
Web Developers 3
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property 2
Bioinformatics Technicians 2
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 2
Clinical Data Managers 2
Cytogenetic Technologists 2
Data Entry Keyers 2
Database Administrators 2
Document Management Specialists 2
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 2
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars 2
Judicial Law Clerks 2
Medical Records Specialists 2
Meter Readers, Utilities 2
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 2
Photographers 2
Printing Press Operators 2
Social Science Research Assistants 2
Statisticians 2
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 2
Audio and Video Technicians 1
Audiologists 1
Business Intelligence Analysts 1
Cargo and Freight Agents 1
Clinical Research Coordinators 1
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 1
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door 1
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners 1
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 1
Data Scientists 1
Digital Forensics Analysts 1
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 1

Showing 40 of 67 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 Process digital or online data.. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door Printing Press Operators Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers Meter Readers, Utilities Audio and Video Technicians Audiologists Judicial Law Clerks Clinical Research Coordinators Data Entry Keyers Social Science Research Assistants Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners Electrical and Electronics Drafters Web and Digital Interface Designers Database Administrators Business Intelligence Analysts Web Developers AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that perform Process digital or online data., 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. "Process digital or online data." 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/process-digital-or-online-data

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Process digital or online data. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activities/process-digital-or-online-data

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-process-digital-or-online-data,
  title  = {Process digital or online data},
  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/process-digital-or-online-data}
}

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