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Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 6.5% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #184 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +6.5% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $193,950 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 4,000 in the US, with about 300 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: Research organizational behavior, processes, or performance21%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,049 conversations, and it got them there 89% of the time.
Still yours: Develop research plans or methodologies14%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advise others on business or operational matters13%
AI performed this in about 1 in 290 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI does this: Present research or technical information13%
AI performed this in about 1 in 30 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI helps with this: Counsel others about personal matters7%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,845 conversations, and it got them there 87% of the time.
Still yours: Collect information about patients or clients7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Perform human resources activities5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Develop educational programs, plans, or procedures4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
AI helps with this: Confer with clients to determine needs or order specifications3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 502 conversations, and it got them there 54% of the time.
Still yours: Present information in legal proceedings3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Mediate disputes1%
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 107 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 300 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 36% of the workSocial Science Research Assistants27% AI does, against 34% here+5% by 2035 · $61,990 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 35% of the workPsychologists25% AI does, against 34% here+2.3% by 2035 · $110,840 · Master’s degree
- Shares 27% of the workBiochemists and Biophysicists20% AI does, against 34% here+12.3% by 2035 · $127,410 · Doctoral or professional 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 0.26, higher than 82% 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, 19-3032 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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