Will AI Replace Word Processors and Typists?

Perform other clerical duties, such as answering telephone, sorting and distributing mail, running errands or sending faxes.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Check completed work for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and format.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

File and store completed documents on computer hard drive or disk, or maintain a computer filing system to store, retrieve, update, and delete documents.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Print and make copies of work.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Transmit work electronically to other locations.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Address envelopes or prepare envelope labels, using typewriter or computer.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Type correspondence, reports, text and other written material from rough drafts, corrected copies, voice recordings, dictation, or previous versions, using a computer, word processor, or typewriter.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Gather, register, and arrange the material to be typed, following instructions.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Compute and verify totals on report forms, requisitions, or bills, using adding machine or calculator.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Keep records of work performed.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Electronically sort and compile text and numerical data, retrieving, updating, and merging documents as required.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Search for specific sets of stored, typed characters to make changes.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Collate pages of reports and other documents.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Reformat documents, moving paragraphs or columns.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Adjust settings for format, page layout, line spacing, and other style requirements.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Use data entry devices, such as optical scanners, to input data into computers for revision or editing.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Operate and resupply printers and computers, changing print wheels or fluid cartridges, adding paper, and loading blank tapes, cards, or disks into equipment.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Manage schedules and set dates, times, and locations for meetings and appointments.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Work with technical material, preparing statistical reports, planning and typing statistical tables, and combining and rearranging material from different sources.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.