Produce documentation of the questionnaire development process, data collection methods, sampling designs, and decisions related to sample statistical weighting.

“Produce documentation of the questionnaire development process, data collection methods, sampling designs, and decisions related to sample statistical weighting.” is a core task performed by Survey Researchers. Among the occupation's 16 rated tasks, workers place it 6th by importance (#11 most important). About 100% 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.

• Prepare reports of operational or procedural activities. in Documenting/Recording Information

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

• Conduct surveys and collect data, using methods such as interviews, questionnaires, focus groups, market analysis surveys, public opinion polls, literature reviews, and file reviews. · importance 4.8
• Prepare and present summaries and analyses of survey data, including tables, graphs, and fact sheets that describe survey techniques and results. · importance 4.5
• Consult with clients to identify survey needs and specific requirements, such as special samples. · importance 4.5
• Determine and specify details of survey projects, including sources of information, procedures to be used, and the design of survey instruments and materials. · importance 4.5
• Support, plan, and coordinate operations for single or multiple surveys. · importance 4.5
• Monitor and evaluate survey progress and performance, using sample disposition reports and response rate calculations. · importance 4.4
• Collaborate with other researchers in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of surveys. · importance 4.3
• Conduct research to gather information about survey topics. · importance 4.2
• Direct and review the work of staff members, including survey support staff and interviewers who gather survey data. · importance 4.2
• Direct updates and changes in survey implementation and methods. · importance 4.2
• Write proposals to win new projects. · importance 4.0
• Review, classify, and record survey data in preparation for computer analysis. · importance 3.9
• Analyze data from surveys, old records, or case studies, using statistical software. · importance 3.9
• Write training manuals to be used by survey interviewers. · importance 3.4

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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-7554,
  title  = {Produce documentation of the questionnaire development process, data collection methods, sampling designs, and decisions related to sample statistical weighting.},
  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-7554}
}