Record or compile test results or prepare graphs, charts, or reports.

“Record or compile test results or prepare graphs, charts, or reports.” is a core task performed by Food Science Technicians. Among the occupation's 16 rated tasks, workers place it 11th by importance (#6 most important). About 88% 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.

• Maintain operational records. 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

• Taste or smell foods or beverages to ensure that flavors meet specifications or to select samples with specific characteristics. · importance 4.7
• Measure, test, or weigh bottles, cans, or other containers to ensure that hardness, strength, or dimensions meet specifications. · importance 4.5
• Maintain records of testing results or other documents as required by state or other governing agencies. · importance 4.4
• Monitor and control temperature of products. · importance 4.4
• Analyze test results to classify products or compare results with standard tables. · importance 4.3
• Prepare or incubate slides with cell cultures. · importance 4.3
• Perform regular maintenance of laboratory equipment by inspecting, calibrating, cleaning, or sterilizing. · importance 4.2
• Examine chemical or biological samples to identify cell structures or to locate bacteria or extraneous material, using a microscope. · importance 4.2
• Conduct standardized tests on food, beverages, additives, or preservatives to ensure compliance with standards and regulations regarding factors such as color, texture, or nutrients. · importance 4.2
• Mix, blend, or cultivate ingredients to make reagents or to manufacture food or beverage products. · importance 4.0
• Train newly hired laboratory personnel. · importance 3.9
• Provide assistance to food scientists or technologists in research and development, production technology, or quality control. · importance 3.9
• Supervise other food science technicians. · importance 3.8
• Compute moisture or salt content, percentages of ingredients, formulas, or other product factors, using mathematical and chemical procedures. · importance 3.8

See all tasks on the Food Science Technicians 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.

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  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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