Maintain operational records.

Maintain operational records. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 44 occupations and seen in 54 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Maintain operational records. in Documenting/Recording Information .

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 54 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 54 (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 10 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.014% 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.

• Write reports of activities, and maintain files of impoundments and dispositions of animals. · Animal Control Workers · importance 4.8 · direct LLM exposure
• Maintain documentation or reports on security-related incidents or investigations. · Retail Loss Prevention Specialists · importance 4.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data. · Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Process and record new insurance policies and claims. · Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Track the status of requisitions, contracts, and orders. · Procurement Clerks · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Complete and maintain records, such as state-required documents, tracking documents, or product inventories. · Funeral Home Managers · importance 4.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Maintain food and equipment inventories, and keep inventory records. · Food Service Managers · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Record and maintain files or records of customer requests, work or services performed, charges, expenses, inventory, or other dispatch information. · Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance · importance 4.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Maintain and update all resource materials associated with emergency preparedness plans. · Emergency Management Directors · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Process prisoners, and prepare and maintain records of prisoner bookings and prisoner status during booking and pre-trial process. · Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Complete administrative paperwork or supervise the preparation or maintenance of records, forms, or reports. · First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Track accumulated hours and dollar amounts charged to each client job to calculate client fees for professional services, such as legal or accounting services. · Billing and Posting Clerks · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Develop and maintain computerized record management systems to store and process data, such as personnel activities and information, and to produce reports. · Medical and Health Services Managers · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Complete and maintain records of weather and beach conditions, emergency medical treatments performed, and other relevant incident information. · Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Maintain logs of activities and completed work. · Data Entry Keyers · importance 4.2 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare and maintain records and reports, such as budgets, personnel records, or training manuals. · Social and Community Service Managers · importance 4.2 · direct LLM exposure
• Record and report job-related activities, findings, transactions, violations, discrepancies, and decisions. · Customs and Border Protection Officers · importance 4.2 · direct LLM exposure
• Keep up-to-date records of circulation and materials, maintain inventory, and correct cataloging errors. · Librarians and Media Collections Specialists · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Maintain logs, prepare reports, and direct the preparation, handling, and maintenance of departmental records. · First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Record information about crops, such as pesticide use, yields, or costs. · Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse · importance 4.1 · direct LLM exposure
• Maintain files and control records to show correspondence activities. · Correspondence Clerks · importance 4.1 · direct LLM exposure
• Write reports of findings and recommendations and advise farmers, growers, or processors of corrective action to be taken. · Agricultural Inspectors · importance 4.1 · direct LLM exposure
• Track enrollment status of subjects and document dropout information such as dropout causes and subject contact efforts. · Clinical Research Coordinators · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Collect payments and record data pertaining to funds and expenditures. · Lodging Managers · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Prepare reports on the operation of conservation laboratories, documenting the condition of artifacts, treatment options, and the methods of preservation and repair used. · Museum Technicians and Conservators · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Enter and update patrons' records on computers. · Library Technicians · importance 4.0 · direct LLM exposure
• Log items distributed to persons, such as keys and key cards. · First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · importance 4.0 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare and maintain attendance, activity, planning, accounting, or personnel reports and records for officials and agencies, or direct preparation and maintenance activities. · Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Maintain records of goods ordered and received. · Purchasing Managers · importance 4.0 · direct LLM exposure
• Maintain required maps and records. · First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers · importance 4.0 · direct LLM exposure
• Record the number, type, and cost of items sold to determine which items may be unpopular or less profitable. · Food Service Managers · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred. · Animal Breeders · importance 4.0 · direct LLM exposure
• Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets. · Animal Breeders · importance 4.0 · direct LLM exposure
• Compile and record operational data on forms or in log books. · Biomass Power Plant Managers · importance 3.9 · direct LLM exposure
• Maintain records of sales, rental or usage activity, special permits issued, maintenance and operating costs, or property availability. · Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Maintain records of services provided and the effects of advice given. · Farm and Home Management Educators · importance 3.9 · direct LLM exposure
• Maintain growth, feeding, production, and cost records. · Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Maintain documentation of all loss prevention activity. · Loss Prevention Managers · importance 3.9 · direct LLM exposure
• Maintain financial, operational, production, or employment records for farms or ranches. · Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Keep records of work performed. · Word Processors and Typists · importance 3.9 · direct LLM exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Animal Control Workers
• Retail Loss Prevention Specialists
• Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
• Procurement Clerks
• Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
• Funeral Home Managers
• Food Service Managers
• Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
• Emergency Management Directors
• Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
• First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
• Billing and Posting Clerks
• Medical and Health Services Managers
• Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
• Social and Community Service Managers
• Data Entry Keyers
• Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
• First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
• Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
• Correspondence Clerks
• Agricultural Inspectors
• Clinical Research Coordinators
• Lodging Managers
• Museum Technicians and Conservators
• Library Technicians
• First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
• Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
• Purchasing Managers
• First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
• Animal Breeders
• Biomass Power Plant Managers
• Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
• Farm and Home Management Educators
• Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
• Loss Prevention Managers
• Word Processors and Typists
• Stockers and Order Fillers
• Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
• Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
• Parking Enforcement Workers

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.

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  title  = {Maintain operational records.},
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  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},
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