Edit written materials.

Edit written materials. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 13 occupations and seen in 25 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Edit written materials or documents. in Making Decisions and Solving Problems .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 24 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 24 (100%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

The Anthropic Economic Index observes real AI use on 14 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.167% per task.

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Organize material and complete writing assignment according to set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology. · Technical Writers · importance 4.7 · direct LLM exposure
• Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers. · Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers · importance 4.6 · direct LLM exposure
• Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax. · Editors · importance 4.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Read, evaluate and edit manuscripts or other materials submitted for publication, and confer with authors regarding changes in content, style or organization, or publication. · Editors · importance 4.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare and deliver news, sports, or weather reports, gathering and rewriting material so that it will convey required information and fit specific time slots. · Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Prepare, rewrite and edit copy to improve readability, or supervise others who do this work. · Editors · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Revise work to meet editorial approval or to fit time or space requirements. · News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Adapt text to accommodate musical requirements of composers and singers. · Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Review written, audio, or video copy, and correct errors in content, grammar, or punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines. · News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · importance 4.1 · direct LLM exposure
• Edit, standardize, or make changes to material prepared by other writers or establishment personnel. · Technical Writers · importance 4.0 · direct LLM exposure
• Review and approve proofs submitted by composing room prior to publication production. · Editors · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Proofread, edit, and revise translated materials. · Interpreters and Translators · importance 3.9 · direct LLM exposure
• Compose and edit scripts or provide screenwriters with story outlines from which scripts can be written. · Producers and Directors · importance 3.9 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare or edit organizational publications, such as employee newsletters or stockholders' reports, for internal or external audiences. · Public Relations Specialists · importance 3.9 · direct LLM exposure
• Write and edit news stories from information collected by reporters and other sources. · Producers and Directors · importance 3.8 · direct LLM exposure
• Make manuscript acceptance or revision recommendations to the publisher. · Editors · importance 3.8 · direct LLM exposure
• Review published materials and recommend revisions or changes in scope, format, content, and methods of reproduction and binding. · Technical Writers · importance 3.6 · direct LLM exposure
• Design, evaluate, recommend, and approve changes of forms and reports. · Management Analysts · importance 3.2 · direct LLM exposure
• Review manuscripts for professional journals. · Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 2.9 · direct LLM exposure
• Edit historical society publications. · Historians · importance 2.9 · direct LLM exposure
• Review manuscripts for publication in professional journals. · English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 2.7 · direct LLM exposure
• Read material to determine index items and arrange them alphabetically or topically, indicating page or chapter location. · Editors · importance 2.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Edit or rewrite existing written material as necessary, and submit written material for approval by supervisor, editor, or publisher. · Writers and Authors · direct LLM exposure
• Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers. · Writers and Authors · direct LLM exposure
• Write or edit copy for clients. · 27-1024.00

Occupations that perform this

• Technical Writers
• Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
• Editors
• Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
• News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
• Interpreters and Translators
• Producers and Directors
• Public Relations Specialists
• Management Analysts
• Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
• Historians
• English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
• 27-1024.00

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.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

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

@misc{singulariki-edit-written-materials,
  title  = {Edit written materials.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/edit-written-materials}
}