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Processing Information

Work activity group · O*NET

Processing Information is one of the 41 Generalized Work Activities at the top of O*NET's work-activity hierarchy — the broadest description of what people do on the job, sitting above the more specific intermediate and detailed work activities. Across the 894 occupations O*NET rates on it, it scores an average importance of 3.63 of 5 — 79th percentile among all activity groups.

Intermediate activities it contains

The intermediate work activities O*NET groups under Processing Information, ranked by how many occupations perform each. Each links to its own page.

Intermediate activity Occupations AI applied
Compile records, documentation, or other data 96 89th pct
Evaluate the quality or accuracy of data 86 84th pct
Sort materials or products 40 59th pct
Verify personal information 20 58th pct
Reconcile financial data 17 23rd pct

How AI is applied to this activity group

Microsoft's "Working with AI" study measured how often an AI assistant performs each work activity in real Bing Copilot conversations. Averaged across the 5 intermediate activities under Processing Information that the study measured, this group ranks in the 63rd percentile for how frequently AI is applied — a description of how AI is used today, not a forecast that the activity will be automated.

The figure is the mean of the child activities' applied-percentiles; open any activity above to see its underlying Microsoft measurements. Every occupation blends many activities, so a high AI-applied rank for one group does not mean a job is being automated.

Occupations that rely on this activity group most

Ranked by O*NET importance rating (1–5) for Processing Information. Wages are BLS OEWS May 2024 national medians.

Occupation Importance Median pay Employment
Biologists 4.87 $93,330 59,710
Neuropsychologists 4.84 $117,580 17,790
Statisticians 4.79 $103,300 29,800
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 4.78 $82,540 12,380
Bioinformatics Technicians 4.76 $71,490 4,660
Clinical Neuropsychologists 4.75 $117,580 17,790
Hospitalists 4.71 — 315,360
Actuaries 4.71 $125,770 28,340
Biochemists and Biophysicists 4.70 $103,650 34,520
Urologists 4.69 — 315,360
Survey Researchers 4.68 $63,380 7,720
Social Science Research Assistants 4.67 $58,040 32,940
Commercial Pilots 4.65 $122,670 51,830
Economists 4.65 $115,440 15,880
Astronomers 4.65 $132,170 1,560
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 4.64 $76,950 861,140
Business Intelligence Analysts 4.64 $112,590 233,440
Sociologists 4.63 $101,690 2,950
Biological Technicians 4.61 $52,000 76,190
Physicians, Pathologists 4.61 — 11,800
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property 4.61 — —
Political Scientists 4.60 $139,380 5,950
Computer Programmers 4.59 $98,670 109,870
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 4.59 $95,770 5,260
Geodetic Surveyors 4.58 $72,740 53,080
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists 4.58 $117,960 22,580
Epidemiologists 4.58 $83,980 11,460
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors 4.58 — —
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses 4.57 $93,600 3,282,010
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 4.57 — —
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4.56 $83,460 53,250
Optometrists 4.55 $134,830 41,890
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric 4.55 — 12,110
Neurologists 4.55 — 7,700
Aerospace Engineers 4.54 $134,830 68,440
Clinical Data Managers 4.53 $112,590 233,440
Bioinformatics Scientists 4.53 $93,330 59,710
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 4.52 $86,730 3,290
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 4.52 — —
Order Clerks 4.51 $44,660 83,420
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians 4.50 $108,970 439,380
Data Entry Keyers 4.50 $39,850 135,280
Financial Quantitative Analysts 4.50 $80,190 127,450
Geographers 4.50 $97,200 1,380
Public Safety Telecommunicators 4.49 $50,730 101,140
Search Marketing Strategists 4.48 $76,950 861,140
Intelligence Analysts 4.48 $93,580 110,790
Operations Research Analysts 4.48 $91,290 107,760
Data Warehousing Specialists 4.48 $135,980 64,770
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 4.48 $109,840 1,050
Preventive Medicine Physicians 4.47 — 315,360
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 4.47 $51,500 156,260
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 4.47 $49,440 92,580
File Clerks 4.47 $41,270 78,980
Medical Equipment Preparers 4.47 $46,490 72,760
Medical Assistants 4.46 $44,200 793,460
Personal Financial Advisors 4.46 $102,140 270,480
Chief Executives 4.46 $206,420 211,850
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 4.46 $226,600 99,300
Investment Fund Managers 4.45 $161,700 818,620

Showing 60 of 894 occupations.

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. "Processing Information." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/activity-groups/processing-information

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Processing Information. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activity-groups/processing-information

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-processing-information,
  title  = {Processing Information},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/activity-groups/processing-information}
}

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