diff --git a/.yamllint b/.yamllint
index 39c91cefa..70b17e868 100644
--- a/.yamllint
+++ b/.yamllint
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 extends: default
 
+ignore-from-file:
+  - .gitignore
+
 rules:
   document-start: disable
   octal-values: enable
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6f597bc79..16ab5dcee 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,20 @@ release.
   ([#484](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions/pull/484))
 - Depluralize labels for pod (`k8s.pod.labels.*`) and container (`container.labels.*`) resources
   ([#625](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions/pull/625))
+- BREAKING: Generate process metrics from YAML
+  ([#330](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions/pull/330))
+  - Rename `process.threads` to `process.thread.count`
+  - Rename `process.open_file_descriptors` to `process.open_file_descriptor.count`
+  - Rename attributes for `process.cpu.*`
+    - `state` to `process.cpu.state`
+  - Change attributes for `process.disk.io`
+    - Instead of `direction` use `disk.io.direction` from global registry
+  - Change attributes for `process.network.io`
+    - Instead of `direction` use `network.io.direction` from global registry
+  - Rename attributes for `process.context_switches`
+    - `type` to `process.context_switch_type`
+  - Rename attributes for `process.paging.faults`
+    - `type` to `process.paging.fault_type`
 
 ### Features
 
diff --git a/docs/system/process-metrics.md b/docs/system/process-metrics.md
index c61976371..35e343349 100644
--- a/docs/system/process-metrics.md
+++ b/docs/system/process-metrics.md
@@ -19,9 +19,17 @@ metrics](/docs/runtime/README.md#metrics).
 
 <!-- toc -->
 
-- [Metric Instruments](#metric-instruments)
-  * [Process](#process)
-- [Attributes](#attributes)
+- [Process Metrics](#process-metrics)
+  * [Metric: `process.cpu.time`](#metric-processcputime)
+  * [Metric: `process.cpu.utilization`](#metric-processcpuutilization)
+  * [Metric: `process.memory.usage`](#metric-processmemoryusage)
+  * [Metric: `process.memory.virtual`](#metric-processmemoryvirtual)
+  * [Metric: `process.disk.io`](#metric-processdiskio)
+  * [Metric: `process.network.io`](#metric-processnetworkio)
+  * [Metric: `process.thread.count`](#metric-processthreadcount)
+  * [Metric: `process.open_file_descriptor.count`](#metric-processopen_file_descriptorcount)
+  * [Metric: `process.context_switches`](#metric-processcontext_switches)
+  * [Metric: `process.paging.faults`](#metric-processpagingfaults)
 
 <!-- tocstop -->
 
@@ -35,27 +43,199 @@ metrics](/docs/runtime/README.md#metrics).
 > * SHOULD introduce a control mechanism to allow users to opt-in to the new
 >   conventions once the migration plan is finalized.
 
-## Metric Instruments
+## Process Metrics
 
-### Process
+### Metric: `process.cpu.time`
 
-Below is a table of Process metric instruments.
+This metric is [recommended][MetricRecommended].
 
-| Name                            | Instrument Type ([\*](/docs/general/metrics.md#instrument-types)) | Unit      | Description                                                                                                                         | Labels                                                                                                                                                                                          |
-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `process.cpu.time`              | Counter                                            | s         | Total CPU seconds broken down by different states.                                                                                  | `state`, if specified, SHOULD be one of: `system`, `user`, `wait`. A process SHOULD be characterized _either_ by data points with no `state` labels, _or only_ data points with `state` labels. |
-| `process.cpu.utilization`       | Gauge                                              | 1         | Difference in process.cpu.time since the last measurement, divided by the elapsed time and number of CPUs available to the process. | `state`, if specified, SHOULD be one of: `system`, `user`, `wait`. A process SHOULD be characterized _either_ by data points with no `state` labels, _or only_ data points with `state` labels. |
-| `process.memory.usage`          | UpDownCounter                                      | By        | The amount of physical memory in use.                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
-| `process.memory.virtual`        | UpDownCounter                                      | By        | The amount of committed virtual memory.                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
-| `process.disk.io`               | Counter                                            | By        | Disk bytes transferred.                                                                                                             | `direction` SHOULD be one of: `read`, `write`                                                                                                                                                   |
-| `process.network.io`            | Counter                                            | By        | Network bytes transferred.                                                                                                          | `direction` SHOULD be one of: `receive`, `transmit`                                                                                                                                             |
-| `process.threads`               | UpDownCounter                                      | {thread} | Process threads count.                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
-| `process.open_file_descriptors` | UpDownCounter                                      | {count}   | Number of file descriptors in use by the process.                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
-| `process.context_switches`      | Counter                                            | {count}   | Number of times the process has been context switched.                                                                              | `type` SHOULD be one of: `involuntary`, `voluntary`                                                                                                                                             |
-| `process.paging.faults`         | Counter                                            | {fault}  | Number of page faults the process has made.                                                                                         | `type`, if specified, SHOULD be one of: `major` (for major, or hard, page faults), `minor` (for minor, or soft, page faults).                                                                   |
+<!-- semconv metric.process.cpu.time(metric_table) -->
+| Name     | Instrument Type | Unit (UCUM) | Description    |
+| -------- | --------------- | ----------- | -------------- |
+| `process.cpu.time` | Counter | `s` | Total CPU seconds broken down by different states. |
+<!-- endsemconv -->
 
-## Attributes
+<!-- semconv metric.process.cpu.time(full) -->
+| Attribute  | Type | Description  | Examples  | Requirement Level |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| `process.cpu.state` | string | The CPU state for this data point. A process SHOULD be characterized _either_ by data points with no `state` labels, _or only_ data points with `state` labels. | `system` | Recommended |
 
-Process metrics SHOULD be associated with a [`process`](/docs/resource/process.md#process) resource whose attributes provide additional context about the process.
+`process.cpu.state` has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used, otherwise a custom value MAY be used.
+
+| Value  | Description |
+|---|---|
+| `system` | system |
+| `user` | user |
+| `wait` | wait |
+<!-- endsemconv -->
+
+### Metric: `process.cpu.utilization`
+
+This metric is [recommended][MetricRecommended].
+
+<!-- semconv metric.process.cpu.utilization(metric_table) -->
+| Name     | Instrument Type | Unit (UCUM) | Description    |
+| -------- | --------------- | ----------- | -------------- |
+| `process.cpu.utilization` | Gauge | `1` | Difference in process.cpu.time since the last measurement, divided by the elapsed time and number of CPUs available to the process. |
+<!-- endsemconv -->
+
+<!-- semconv metric.process.cpu.utilization(full) -->
+| Attribute  | Type | Description  | Examples  | Requirement Level |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| `process.cpu.state` | string | The CPU state for this data point. A process SHOULD be characterized _either_ by data points with no `state` labels, _or only_ data points with `state` labels. | `system` | Recommended |
+
+`process.cpu.state` has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used, otherwise a custom value MAY be used.
+
+| Value  | Description |
+|---|---|
+| `system` | system |
+| `user` | user |
+| `wait` | wait |
+<!-- endsemconv -->
+
+### Metric: `process.memory.usage`
+
+This metric is [recommended][MetricRecommended].
+
+<!-- semconv metric.process.memory.usage(metric_table) -->
+| Name     | Instrument Type | Unit (UCUM) | Description    |
+| -------- | --------------- | ----------- | -------------- |
+| `process.memory.usage` | UpDownCounter | `By` | The amount of physical memory in use. |
+<!-- endsemconv -->
+
+<!-- semconv metric.process.memory.usage(full) -->
+<!-- endsemconv -->
+
+### Metric: `process.memory.virtual`
+
+This metric is [recommended][MetricRecommended].
+
+<!-- semconv metric.process.memory.virtual(metric_table) -->
+| Name     | Instrument Type | Unit (UCUM) | Description    |
+| -------- | --------------- | ----------- | -------------- |
+| `process.memory.virtual` | UpDownCounter | `By` | The amount of committed virtual memory. |
+<!-- endsemconv -->
+
+<!-- semconv metric.process.memory.virtual(full) -->
+<!-- endsemconv -->
+
+### Metric: `process.disk.io`
+
+This metric is [recommended][MetricRecommended].
+
+<!-- semconv metric.process.disk.io(metric_table) -->
+| Name     | Instrument Type | Unit (UCUM) | Description    |
+| -------- | --------------- | ----------- | -------------- |
+| `process.disk.io` | Counter | `By` | Disk bytes transferred. |
+<!-- endsemconv -->
+
+<!-- semconv metric.process.disk.io(full) -->
+| Attribute  | Type | Description  | Examples  | Requirement Level |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| [`disk.io.direction`](../attributes-registry/disk.md) | string | The disk IO operation direction. | `read` | Recommended |
+
+`disk.io.direction` MUST be one of the following:
+
+| Value  | Description |
+|---|---|
+| `read` | read |
+| `write` | write |
+<!-- endsemconv -->
+
+### Metric: `process.network.io`
+
+This metric is [recommended][MetricRecommended].
+
+<!-- semconv metric.process.network.io(metric_table) -->
+| Name     | Instrument Type | Unit (UCUM) | Description    |
+| -------- | --------------- | ----------- | -------------- |
+| `process.network.io` | Counter | `By` | Network bytes transferred. |
+<!-- endsemconv -->
+
+<!-- semconv metric.process.network.io(full) -->
+| Attribute  | Type | Description  | Examples  | Requirement Level |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| [`network.io.direction`](../attributes-registry/network.md) | string | The network IO operation direction. | `transmit` | Recommended |
+
+`network.io.direction` MUST be one of the following:
+
+| Value  | Description |
+|---|---|
+| `transmit` | transmit |
+| `receive` | receive |
+<!-- endsemconv -->
+
+### Metric: `process.thread.count`
+
+This metric is [recommended][MetricRecommended].
+
+<!-- semconv metric.process.thread.count(metric_table) -->
+| Name     | Instrument Type | Unit (UCUM) | Description    |
+| -------- | --------------- | ----------- | -------------- |
+| `process.thread.count` | UpDownCounter | `{thread}` | Process threads count. |
+<!-- endsemconv -->
+
+<!-- semconv metric.process.thread.count(full) -->
+<!-- endsemconv -->
+
+### Metric: `process.open_file_descriptor.count`
+
+This metric is [recommended][MetricRecommended].
+
+<!-- semconv metric.process.open_file_descriptor.count(metric_table) -->
+| Name     | Instrument Type | Unit (UCUM) | Description    |
+| -------- | --------------- | ----------- | -------------- |
+| `process.open_file_descriptor.count` | UpDownCounter | `{count}` | Number of file descriptors in use by the process. |
+<!-- endsemconv -->
+
+<!-- semconv metric.process.open_file_descriptor.count(full) -->
+<!-- endsemconv -->
+
+### Metric: `process.context_switches`
+
+This metric is [recommended][MetricRecommended].
+
+<!-- semconv metric.process.context_switches(metric_table) -->
+| Name     | Instrument Type | Unit (UCUM) | Description    |
+| -------- | --------------- | ----------- | -------------- |
+| `process.context_switches` | Counter | `{count}` | Number of times the process has been context switched. |
+<!-- endsemconv -->
+
+<!-- semconv metric.process.context_switches(full) -->
+| Attribute  | Type | Description  | Examples  | Requirement Level |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| `process.context_switch_type` | string | Specifies whether the context switches for this data point were voluntary or involuntary. | `voluntary` | Recommended |
+
+`process.context_switch_type` has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used, otherwise a custom value MAY be used.
+
+| Value  | Description |
+|---|---|
+| `voluntary` | voluntary |
+| `involuntary` | involuntary |
+<!-- endsemconv -->
+
+### Metric: `process.paging.faults`
+
+This metric is [recommended][MetricRecommended].
+
+<!-- semconv metric.process.paging.faults(metric_table) -->
+| Name     | Instrument Type | Unit (UCUM) | Description    |
+| -------- | --------------- | ----------- | -------------- |
+| `process.paging.faults` | Counter | `{fault}` | Number of page faults the process has made. |
+<!-- endsemconv -->
+
+<!-- semconv metric.process.paging.faults(full) -->
+| Attribute  | Type | Description  | Examples  | Requirement Level |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| `process.paging.fault_type` | string | The type of page fault for this data point. Type `major` is for major/hard page faults, and `minor` is for minor/soft page faults. | `major` | Recommended |
+
+`process.paging.fault_type` has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used, otherwise a custom value MAY be used.
+
+| Value  | Description |
+|---|---|
+| `major` | major |
+| `minor` | minor |
+<!-- endsemconv -->
 
 [DocumentStatus]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/tree/v1.26.0/specification/document-status.md
+[MetricRecommended]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/tree/v1.26.0/specification/metrics/metric-requirement-level.md#recommended
diff --git a/model/metrics/process-metrics.yaml b/model/metrics/process-metrics.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc663a9ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/metrics/process-metrics.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+groups:
+  - id: attributes.process.cpu
+    prefix: process.cpu
+    type: attribute_group
+    brief: "Attributes for process CPU metrics."
+    attributes:
+      - id: state
+        brief: "The CPU state for this data point. A process SHOULD be characterized _either_ by data points with no `state` labels, _or only_ data points with `state` labels."
+        type:
+          allow_custom_values: true
+          members:
+            - id: system
+              value: 'system'
+            - id: user
+              value: 'user'
+            - id: wait
+              value: 'wait'
+
+  - id: metric.process.cpu.time
+    type: metric
+    metric_name: process.cpu.time
+    brief: "Total CPU seconds broken down by different states."
+    instrument: counter
+    unit: "s"
+    attributes:
+      - ref: process.cpu.state
+
+  - id: metric.process.cpu.utilization
+    type: metric
+    metric_name: process.cpu.utilization
+    brief: "Difference in process.cpu.time since the last measurement, divided by the elapsed time and number of CPUs available to the process."
+    instrument: gauge
+    unit: "1"
+    attributes:
+      - ref: process.cpu.state
+
+  - id: metric.process.memory.usage
+    type: metric
+    metric_name: process.memory.usage
+    brief: "The amount of physical memory in use."
+    instrument: updowncounter
+    unit: "By"
+    attributes: []
+
+  - id: metric.process.memory.virtual
+    type: metric
+    metric_name: process.memory.virtual
+    brief: "The amount of committed virtual memory."
+    instrument: updowncounter
+    unit: "By"
+    attributes: []
+
+  - id: metric.process.disk.io
+    type: metric
+    metric_name: process.disk.io
+    prefix: process.disk
+    brief: "Disk bytes transferred."
+    instrument: counter
+    unit: "By"
+    attributes:
+      - ref: disk.io.direction
+
+  - id: metric.process.network.io
+    type: metric
+    metric_name: process.network.io
+    brief: "Network bytes transferred."
+    instrument: counter
+    unit: "By"
+    attributes:
+      - ref: network.io.direction
+
+  - id: metric.process.thread.count
+    type: metric
+    metric_name: process.thread.count
+    brief: "Process threads count."
+    instrument: updowncounter
+    unit: "{thread}"
+    attributes: []
+
+  - id: metric.process.open_file_descriptor.count
+    type: metric
+    metric_name: process.open_file_descriptor.count
+    brief: "Number of file descriptors in use by the process."
+    instrument: updowncounter
+    unit: "{count}"
+    attributes: []
+
+  - id: metric.process.context_switches
+    type: metric
+    metric_name: process.context_switches
+    brief: "Number of times the process has been context switched."
+    instrument: counter
+    unit: "{count}"
+    attributes:
+      - id: process.context_switch_type
+        brief: "Specifies whether the context switches for this data point were voluntary or involuntary."
+        type:
+          allow_custom_values: true
+          members:
+            - id: voluntary
+              value: 'voluntary'
+            - id: involuntary
+              value: 'involuntary'
+
+  - id: metric.process.paging.faults
+    type: metric
+    metric_name: process.paging.faults
+    brief: "Number of page faults the process has made."
+    instrument: counter
+    unit: "{fault}"
+    attributes:
+      - id: process.paging.fault_type
+        brief: "The type of page fault for this data point. Type `major` is for major/hard page faults, and `minor` is for minor/soft page faults."
+        type:
+          allow_custom_values: true
+          members:
+            - id: major
+              value: 'major'
+            - id: minor
+              value: 'minor'
diff --git a/schema-next.yaml b/schema-next.yaml
index 58de42a54..23ebad9a3 100644
--- a/schema-next.yaml
+++ b/schema-next.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,37 @@ versions:
             attribute_map:
               container.labels: container.label
               k8s.pod.labels: k8s.pod.label
+        # https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions/pull/330
+        - rename_metrics:
+            process.threads: process.thread.count
+            process.open_file_descriptors: process.open_file_descriptor.count
+        - rename_attributes:
+            attribute_map:
+              state: process.cpu.state
+            apply_to_metrics:
+              - process.cpu.time
+              - process.cpu.utilization
+        - rename_attributes:
+            attribute_map:
+              direction: disk.io.direction
+            apply_to_metrics:
+              - process.disk.io
+        - rename_attributes:
+            attribute_map:
+              type: process.context_switch_type
+            apply_to_metrics:
+              - process.context_switches
+        - rename_attributes:
+            attribute_map:
+              direction: network.io.direction
+            apply_to_metrics:
+              - process.network.io
+        - rename_attributes:
+            attribute_map:
+              type: process.paging.fault_type
+            apply_to_metrics:
+              - process.paging.faults
+
   1.24.0:
     metrics:
       changes: