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AI already performs most of the work in this job. Even so, the BLS expects 11% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #28 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +11% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $105,650 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 31,300 in the US, with about 1,900 openings a year
The work, 26 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 does this: Analyze scientific or applied data using mathematical principles17%
AI performed this in about 1 in 709 Copilot conversations and completed it 58% of the time.
AI does this: Determine operational methods or procedures13%
AI performed this in about 1 in 461 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
AI does this: Present research or technical information11%
AI performed this in about 1 in 30 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Develop research plans or methodologies11%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Create visual designs or displays5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 78 conversations, and it got them there 40% of the time.
AI does this: Evaluate the quality or accuracy of data5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 683 Copilot conversations and completed it 82% of the time.
AI does this: Process digital or online data5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 136 Copilot conversations and completed it 81% of the time.
AI helps with this: Analyze health or medical data3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,718 conversations, and it got them there 85% 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.
AI does this: Program computer systems or production equipment3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 822 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
Still yours: Evaluate project feasibility3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Design computer or information systems or applications3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 938 conversations, and it got them there 85% of the time.
AI helps with this: Evaluate designs, specifications, or other technical data3%
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: Advise others on products or services2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 42 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI does this: Plan work activities2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 720 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI helps with this: Develop scientific or mathematical theories or models2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,980 conversations, and it got them there 66% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor operations to ensure compliance with regulations or standards1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare proposals or grant applications1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Assign work to others1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Design databases1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Collect information about patients or clients1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Collect data about consumer needs or opinions1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Train others to use equipment or products1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 494 Copilot conversations and completed it 94% of the time.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Implement security measures for computer or information systems1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Set up computer systems, networks, or other information systems1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 871 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 111 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 1,900 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 workOperations Research Analysts47% AI does, against 61% here+11.9% by 2035 · $88,940 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 31% of the workPhysicists41% AI does, against 61% here+7.2% by 2035 · $172,250 · Doctoral or professional degree
- Shares 29% of the workComputer Occupations49% AI does, against 61% here+5.1% by 2035 · $116,580 · Bachelor’s degree
The wire
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 0.32, higher than 91% 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, 15-2041 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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