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AI already performs a large share of the work in this job. Even so, the BLS expects 7.1% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #67 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +7.1% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $81,490 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 4,000 in the US, with about 200 openings a year
The work, 14 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: Design computer or information systems or applications22%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 938 conversations, and it got them there 85% of the time.
Still yours: Analyze data to improve operations14%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities10%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Develop operational or technical procedures or standards9%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,089 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI does this: Process digital or online data7%
AI performed this in about 1 in 136 Copilot conversations and completed it 81% of the time.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
AI does this: Present research or technical information6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 30 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Gather information from physical or electronic sources5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 28 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain operational records5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Evaluate the characteristics, usefulness, or performance of products or technologies3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 237 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
AI helps with this: Maintain electronic, computer, or other technical equipment3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,196 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
Still yours: Implement security measures for computer or information systems3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Resolve computer problems3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 587 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
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 200 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 43% of the workComputer Systems Analysts44% AI does, against 53% here+7.9% by 2035 · $105,850 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 32% of the workOperations Research Analysts47% AI does, against 53% here+11.9% by 2035 · $88,940 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 31% of the workBiological Scientists31% AI does, against 53% here+4.7% by 2035 · $98,920 · Bachelor’s degree
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On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Work front:
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 0.34, higher than 95% 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, 15-2099 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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