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Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Read transcript or proof type setup to detect and mark for correction any grammatical, typographical, or compositional errors. Excludes workers whose primary duty is editing copy. Includes proofreaders of braille.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Mark copy to indicate and correct errors in type, arrangement, grammar, punctuation, or spelling, using standard printers' marks.People already use AI for this at work
- 02Read corrected copies or proofs to ensure that all corrections have been made.AI could speed this up a lot
- 03Correct or record omissions, errors, or inconsistencies found.AI could speed this up a lot
- 04Compare information or figures on one record against same data on other records, or with original copy, to detect errors.AI could speed this up a lot
- 05Route proofs with marked corrections to authors, editors, typists, or typesetters for correction or reprinting.AI could speed this up a lot
- 06Consult reference books or secure aid of readers to check references with rules of grammar and composition.AI could speed this up a lot
- 07Consult with authors and editors regarding manuscript changes and suggestions.AI could speed this up a lot
- 08Archive documents, conduct research, and read copy, using the internet and various computer programs.AI could speed this up a lot
- 09Write original content, such as headlines, cutlines, captions, and cover copy.AI could speed this up a lot
- 10Typeset and measure dimensions, spacing, and positioning of page elements, such as copy and illustrations, to verify conformance to specifications, using printer's ruler or layout software.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job loss18%of this job’s work time goes to tasks that people already do with Claude at work, counting tasks where AI only helps as half (2026).Anthropic, 2026
98%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 98% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Your human edge
AI touches every main task of this job in some way. Your edge is judgment: knowing when AI’s work is right, and checking it before it counts.