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Epidemiologists
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 18.7% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #231 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +18.7% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $87,220 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 12,800 in the US, with about 800 openings a year
The work, 13 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Direct scientific or technical activities19%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Coordinate activities with clients, agencies, or organizations16%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Develop research plans or methodologies14%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Present research or technical information9%
AI performed this in about 1 in 30 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI helps with this: Research biological or ecological phenomena7%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 283 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures7%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI does this: Write material for artistic or commercial purposes6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 95 Copilot conversations and completed it 89% of the time.
Still yours: Prepare proposals or grant applications6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Develop operational or technical procedures or standards5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,089 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advise others on healthcare or wellness issues4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
AI helps with this: Teach academic or vocational subjects2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 465 conversations, and it got them there 86% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI helps with this: Analyze biological or chemical substances or related data1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 660 conversations, and it got them there 76% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 119 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 800 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 55% of the workMedical Scientists19% AI does, against 30% here+12.6% by 2035 · $103,410 · Doctoral or professional degree
- Shares 46% of the workBiochemists and Biophysicists20% AI does, against 30% here+12.3% by 2035 · $127,410 · Doctoral or professional degree
- Shares 25% of the workChemists18% AI does, against 30% here+6.4% by 2035 · $91,240 · Bachelor’s degree
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deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.18, higher than 63% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 19-1041 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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