Prepare procedural documents.

Prepare procedural documents. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 13 occupations and seen in 17 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Document technical designs, procedures, or activities. 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 17 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 17 (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 4 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.009% 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 operational instructions to be used in nuclear plant operation or nuclear fuel or waste handling and disposal. · Nuclear Engineers · importance 4.0 · direct LLM exposure
• Write detailed functional specifications that document the hardware development process and support hardware introduction. · Computer Hardware Engineers · importance 4.0 · direct LLM exposure
• Document procedures, such as calibration of optical or fiber optic equipment. · Photonics Technicians · importance 3.9 · direct LLM exposure
• Participate in preparation of product usage and precautionary label instructions. · Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors · importance 3.9 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare, maintain, or revise quality assurance documentation or procedures. · Environmental Engineers · importance 3.8 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare documentation for new manufacturing processes or engineering procedures. · Manufacturing Engineers · importance 3.8 · direct LLM exposure
• Write technical reports or other documentation, such as handbooks or bulletins, for use by engineering staff, management, or customers. · Aerospace Engineers · importance 3.8 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare capability data, training materials, or other documentation for transfer of processes to production. · Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians · importance 3.7 · direct LLM exposure
• Write documents describing protocols, policies, standards for use, maintenance, and repair of medical equipment. · Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · importance 3.6 · direct LLM exposure
• Design cognitive aids, such as procedural storyboards or decision support systems. · Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists · importance 3.5 · exposure with tools
• Determine quality, cost, strength, and quantity of required materials, and enter figures on materials lists. · Architectural and Civil Drafters · importance 3.5 · exposure with tools
• Document robotics test procedures and results. · Robotics Technicians · importance 3.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Complete production reports, purchase orders, and material, tool, and equipment lists. · Industrial Engineers · importance 3.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Develop formal documentation for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices, including quality assurance guidance, quality control protocols, process control checklists, data collection, or reporting. · Microsystems Engineers · importance 3.4 · exposure with tools
• Calculate excavation tonnage and prepare graphs and fill-hauling diagrams for use in earth-moving operations. · Architectural and Civil Drafters · importance 3.3 · exposure with tools
• Develop customer documentation, such as performance specifications, training manuals, or operating instructions. · Microsystems Engineers · importance 3.2 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare operating and maintenance manuals, studies, or reports. · Architects, Except Landscape and Naval · importance 2.5 · direct LLM exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Nuclear Engineers
• Computer Hardware Engineers
• Photonics Technicians
• Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
• Environmental Engineers
• Aerospace Engineers
• Manufacturing Engineers
• Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians
• Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
• Architectural and Civil Drafters
• Robotics Technicians
• Microsystems Engineers
• Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

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-prepare-procedural-documents,
  title  = {Prepare procedural documents.},
  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/prepare-procedural-documents}
}