Type, format, proofread, and edit correspondence and other documents, from notes or dictating machines, using computers or typewriters.

“Type, format, proofread, and edit correspondence and other documents, from notes or dictating machines, using computers or typewriters.” is a core task performed by Office Clerks, General. Among the occupation's 21 rated tasks, workers place it 7th by importance (#15 most important). About 84% 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

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

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-840,
  title  = {Type, format, proofread, and edit correspondence and other documents, from notes or dictating machines, using computers or typewriters.},
  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-840}
}