Take dictation in shorthand or by machine and transcribe information.

“Take dictation in shorthand or by machine and transcribe information.” is a supplemental task performed by Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Among the occupation's 32 rated tasks, workers place it 1st by importance (#32 most important).

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E1. Direct exposure — a language model could plausibly cut the time to do this task by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 1.00. Automation potential label: T4.

How AI is actually used on this kind of task

The Anthropic Economic Index observes how people actually use AI on tasks like this one across millions of real conversations.

• 76% of that use is work-related
• Most common interaction: directive
• Average autonomy of the AI: 2.4 (1–5; higher = more autonomous)
• 97% of interactions still needed a human in the loop

Observed AI use describes people choosing to use AI as a tool on this kind of task today. It is augmentation and assistance, not a measure of jobs replaced.

Working with AI vs. handing it off

Of the AI conversations mapped to this task, the split between people working alongside AI and people delegating the task to it.

How people interact with AI on this task

Other tasks in this occupation

• Answer telephones and give information to callers, take messages, or transfer calls to appropriate individuals. · importance 4.3
• Greet visitors or callers and handle their inquiries or direct them to the appropriate persons according to their needs. · importance 4.3
• Use computers for various applications, such as database management or word processing. · importance 4.2
• Create, maintain, and enter information into databases. · importance 4.2
• Perform payroll functions, such as maintaining timekeeping information and processing and submitting payroll. · importance 4.2
• Collect and deposit money into accounts, disburse funds from cash accounts to pay bills or invoices, keep records of collections and disbursements, and ensure accounts are balanced. · importance 4.2
• Operate office equipment, such as fax machines, copiers, or phone systems and arrange for repairs when equipment malfunctions. · importance 4.1
• Set up and manage paper or electronic filing systems, recording information, updating paperwork, or maintaining documents, such as attendance records, correspondence, or other material. · importance 4.0
• Operate electronic mail systems and coordinate the flow of information, internally or with other organizations. · importance 4.0
• Schedule and confirm appointments for clients, customers, or supervisors. · importance 3.9
• Maintain scheduling and event calendars. · importance 3.8
• Compose, type, and distribute meeting notes, routine correspondence, or reports, such as presentations or expense, statistical, or monthly reports. · importance 3.8
• Complete forms in accordance with company procedures. · importance 3.8
• Provide services to customers, such as order placement or account information. · importance 3.8

See all tasks on the Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive page.

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  = {Take dictation in shorthand or by machine and transcribe information.},
  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},
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