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Operations Research Analysts
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AI already performs a large share of the work in this job. Even so, the BLS expects 11.9% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #96 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +11.9% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $88,940 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 113,100 in the US, with about 7,500 openings a year
The work, 16 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: Develop scientific or mathematical theories or models11%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,980 conversations, and it got them there 66% of the time.
AI helps with this: Coordinate with others to resolve problems11%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 738 conversations, and it got them there 83% of the time.
AI does this: Determine operational methods or procedures10%
AI performed this in about 1 in 461 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
AI does this: Analyze scientific or applied data using mathematical principles9%
AI performed this in about 1 in 709 Copilot conversations and completed it 58% of the time.
AI helps with this: Design computer or information systems or applications7%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 938 conversations, and it got them there 85% 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: Evaluate the quality or accuracy of data6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 683 Copilot conversations and completed it 82% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain operational records6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
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.
AI does this: Resolve computer problems5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 587 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Analyze data to improve operations5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Evaluate designs, specifications, or other technical data5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 903 conversations, and it got them there 86% of the time.
AI does this: Plan work activities3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 720 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Manage budgets or finances3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
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.
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.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 112 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 7,500 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 31% of the workPetroleum Engineers28% AI does, against 47% here+2% by 2035 · $144,910 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 30% of the workBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers41% AI does, against 47% here+7.6% by 2035 · $109,370 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 30% of the workMining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers39% AI does, against 47% here+3.8% by 2035 · $106,220 · Bachelor’s degree
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On the wire.
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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 0.31, higher than 89% 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, 15-2031 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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