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Food Science Technicians
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 4.8% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- Joint #685 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +4.8% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $52,130 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 20,800 in the US, with about 3,000 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
AI helps with this: Analyze biological or chemical substances or related data16%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 660 conversations, and it got them there 76% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain operational records14%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Test characteristics of materials or products12%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Evaluate production inputs or outputs9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare specimens or materials for testing8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipment7%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,656 conversations, and it got them there 84% of the time.
Still yours: Clean workpieces, finished products, or other objects6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Maintain electronic, computer, or other technical equipment6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,196 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
AI helps with this: Research biological or ecological phenomena5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 283 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time.
Still yours: Train others on operational or work procedures5%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
AI helps with this: Research technology designs or applications5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 149 conversations, and it got them there 89% of the time.
Still yours: Direct scientific or technical activities4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 105 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 3,000 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
The jobs closest to this one. None of them is much less exposed.
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- Shares 46% of the workChemists18% AI does, against 0% here+6.4% by 2035 · $91,240 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 39% of the workForensic Science Technicians16% AI does, against 0% here+13.3% by 2035 · $72,060 · Bachelor’s degree
The wire
On the wire.
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How to read this file.
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 0.09, higher than 32% 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, 19-4013 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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