Read corrected copies or proofs to ensure that all corrections have been made.

“Read corrected copies or proofs to ensure that all corrections have been made.” is a core task performed by Proofreaders and Copy Markers. Among the occupation's 11 rated tasks, workers place it 10th by importance (#2 most important). About 90% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

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.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Examine materials or documentation for accuracy or compliance. in Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards

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: T3.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Mark copy to indicate and correct errors in type, arrangement, grammar, punctuation, or spelling, using standard printers' marks. · importance 4.7
• Correct or record omissions, errors, or inconsistencies found. · importance 4.5
• Compare information or figures on one record against same data on other records, or with original copy, to detect errors. · importance 4.4
• Route proofs with marked corrections to authors, editors, typists, or typesetters for correction or reprinting. · importance 4.3
• Consult reference books or secure aid of readers to check references with rules of grammar and composition. · importance 4.3
• Typeset and measure dimensions, spacing, and positioning of page elements, such as copy and illustrations, to verify conformance to specifications, using printer's ruler or layout software. · importance 4.3
• Consult with authors and editors regarding manuscript changes and suggestions. · importance 4.0
• Archive documents, conduct research, and read copy, using the internet and various computer programs. · importance 3.9
• Write original content, such as headlines, cutlines, captions, and cover copy. · importance 3.6
• Read proof sheets aloud, calling out punctuation marks and spelling unusual words and proper names. · importance 3.3

See all tasks on the Proofreaders and Copy Markers 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
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

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

@misc{singulariki-task-5160,
  title  = {Read corrected copies or proofs to ensure that all corrections have been made.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-5160}
}