Record operational or production data.

Record operational or production data. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 87 occupations and seen in 111 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 111 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 96 (86%) 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 0.007% 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.

• Record production and test data for each food product batch, such as the ingredients used, temperature, test results, and time cycle. · Food Batchmakers · importance 4.8 · direct LLM exposure
• Record operational data, personnel attendance, or meter and gauge readings on specified forms. · Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators · importance 4.8 · direct LLM exposure
• Record operational data, such as temperatures, pressures, ingredients used, processing times, or test results. · Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders · importance 4.7 · direct LLM exposure
• Monitor and record food temperatures to ensure food safety. · Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Monitor and record biofuels processing data. · Biofuels Processing Technicians · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Record times that parts are removed from furnaces to document that objects have attained specified temperatures for specified times. · Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 4.7 · direct LLM exposure
• Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations. · Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · importance 4.6 · direct LLM exposure
• Monitor and record switchboard or control board readings to ensure that electrical or steam distribution equipment is operating properly. · Power Distributors and Dispatchers · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Record operating data, such as the results of surveillance tests. · Nuclear Power Reactor Operators · importance 4.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Record operating data, such as process conditions, test results, or instrument readings. · Chemical Plant and System Operators · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Record production data, and maintain production logs. · Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders · importance 4.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Maintain complete records of engineering department activities, including machine operations. · Ship Engineers · importance 4.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Start machines, monitor their operations, and record operational data. · Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Record production and test data, such as processing steps, temperature and steam readings, cooking time, batches processed, and test results. · Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders · importance 4.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Record production data such as weights, types, quantities, and storage locations of materials, as well as equipment performance problems and downtime. · Conveyor Operators and Tenders · importance 4.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Inspect biomass power plant or processing equipment, recording or reporting damage and mechanical problems. · Biomass Plant Technicians · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Maintain processing, production, and inspection information and reports. · Semiconductor Processing Technicians · importance 4.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Record or report operational data, such as readings on meters, instruments, and gauges. · Biomass Plant Technicians · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Record, review, and compile operations records, test results, and gauge readings such as temperatures, pressures, concentrations, and flows. · Gas Plant Operators · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Monitor and record flow meter performance. · Biofuels Processing Technicians · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, stocks used, gauging results, and operating times. · Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers · importance 4.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Record operational or production data on specified forms. · Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 4.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Inspect biofuels plant or processing equipment regularly, recording or reporting damage and mechanical problems. · Biofuels Processing Technicians · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Maintain records, such as daily production records, using specified forms. · Print Binding and Finishing Workers · importance 4.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Record details about freight conditions, handling of freight, and any problems encountered. · Transportation Inspectors · importance 4.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Record production and operational data, such as amount of materials processed. · Machine Feeders and Offbearers · importance 4.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Write test or inspection reports describing results, recommendations, or needed repairs. · Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · importance 4.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Examine and test wired electrical components such as motors, armatures, and stators, using measuring devices, and record test results. · Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Maintain production records. · Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · importance 4.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Record and maintain production data, such as meter readings, and quantities, types, and dimensions of materials produced. · Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 4.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Record temperatures, amounts of materials processed, or test results on report forms. · Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Record production data, such as weight and amount of product processed, type of product, and time and temperature of processing. · Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Record amounts and types of special food items served to customers. · Food Servers, Nonrestaurant · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Compile and maintain records of food use and expenditures. · Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Record information about work completed and machine settings. · Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Maintain daily logs of operation, maintenance, and safety activities, including test results, instrument readings, and details of equipment malfunctions and maintenance work. · Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs. · Sailors and Marine Oilers · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Inspect or test wiring installations, assemblies, or circuits for resistance factors or for operation, and record results. · Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Record instrument readings and operational changes in operating logs. · Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, gauge readings, and operating times, manually or using computers. · Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Food Batchmakers
• Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
• Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
• Biofuels Processing Technicians
• Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
• Power Distributors and Dispatchers
• Nuclear Power Reactor Operators
• Chemical Plant and System Operators
• Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
• Ship Engineers
• Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
• Conveyor Operators and Tenders
• Biomass Plant Technicians
• Semiconductor Processing Technicians
• Gas Plant Operators
• Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
• Print Binding and Finishing Workers
• Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
• Transportation Inspectors
• Machine Feeders and Offbearers
• Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
• Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
• Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
• Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
• Sailors and Marine Oilers
• Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
• Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
• Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
• Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
• Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Gem and Diamond Workers
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving 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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  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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