typist

Typists operate computers to type and revise documents and compile material to be typed, such as correspondence, reports, statistical tables, forms, and audios. They read instructions accompanying material or follow verbal instructions to determine requirements such as number of copies needed, priority and desired format.

The most in-demand skills for this role include transcription methods, company policies, liaise with typists, type error-free documents, align content with form, use free typing techniques. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives typist a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.