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O*NET detailed work activitySearch files, databases or reference materials to obtain needed information
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Part of Gather information from physical or electronic sources, under the O*NET work activity group Getting Information. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (16 AI-ready, 4 AI-assist, 0 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Gather cyber intelligence to identify vulnerabilities.
- Consult reference books or secure aid of readers to check references with rules of grammar and composition.
- Find, retrieve, and make copies of information from files in response to requests and deliver information to authorized users.
- Search for specific sets of stored, typed characters to make changes.
- Review files, records, and other documents to obtain information to respond to requests.
- Conduct searches to find needed information, using such sources as the Internet.
- Examine employee files to answer inquiries and provide information for personnel actions.
- Access computerized financial information to answer general questions as well as those related to specific accounts.
- Research information in the municipal archives upon request of public officials or private citizens.
- Consult sources, such as rate books, manuals, or insurance company representatives, to determine specific charges or information such as rules, regulations, or government tax and tariff information.
- Search employee files to obtain information for authorized persons and organizations, such as credit bureaus and finance companies.
- Search files and contact witnesses, attorneys, or litigants to obtain information for the court.
- Perform record checks on past or current licensees, as required by investigations.
- Examine city directories and public records to verify residence property ownership, bankruptcies, liens, arrest record, or unpaid taxes of applicants.
- Review legal publications and perform database searches to identify laws and court decisions relevant to pending cases.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Enter, update, and retrieve information from teletype networks and computerized data systems regarding such things as wanted persons, stolen property, vehicle registration, and stolen vehicles.
- Listen to customer requests, referring to alphabetical or geographical directories to answer questions and provide telephone information.
- Retrieve and examine real estate closing files for accuracy and to ensure that information included is recorded and executed according to regulations.
- Enter or retrieve information from structural databases, protein sequence motif databases, mutation databases, genomic databases or gene expression databases.
- Locate and deliver information or data as requested by customers, such as contractors, government entities, and members of the public.