Compute, record, and proofread data and other information, such as records or reports.

“Compute, record, and proofread data and other information, such as records or reports.” is a core task performed by Office Clerks, General. Among the occupation's 21 rated tasks, workers place it 11th by importance (#11 most important). About 83% 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.

• Evaluate the quality or accuracy of data. in Processing Information
• 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

• Operate office machines, such as photocopiers and scanners, facsimile machines, voice mail systems, and personal computers. · importance 4.6
• Answer telephones, direct calls, and take messages. · importance 4.3
• Communicate with customers, employees, and other individuals to answer questions, disseminate or explain information, take orders, and address complaints. · importance 4.3
• Collect, count, and disburse money, do basic bookkeeping, and complete banking transactions. · importance 4.1
• Complete and mail bills, contracts, policies, invoices, or checks. · importance 4.1
• Maintain and update filing, inventory, mailing, and database systems, either manually or using a computer. · importance 4.0
• Compile, copy, sort, and file records of office activities, business transactions, and other activities. · importance 4.0
• Open, sort, and route incoming mail, answer correspondence, and prepare outgoing mail. · importance 3.9
• Review files, records, and other documents to obtain information to respond to requests. · importance 3.9
• Process and prepare documents, such as business or government forms and expense reports. · importance 3.8
• Complete work schedules, manage calendars, and arrange appointments. · importance 3.7
• Monitor and direct the work of lower-level clerks. · importance 3.7
• Prepare meeting agendas, attend meetings, and record and transcribe minutes. · importance 3.6
• Type, format, proofread, and edit correspondence and other documents, from notes or dictating machines, using computers or typewriters. · importance 3.5

See all tasks on the Office Clerks, General 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-831,
  title  = {Compute, record, and proofread data and other information, such as records or reports.},
  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-831}
}