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AI already performs a large share of the work in this job. The BLS expects 2.1% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #38 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -2.1% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $102,040 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 1,500 in the US, with about 100 openings a year
The work, 9 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
Still yours: Collect environmental or biological samples16%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Research historical or social issues16%
AI performed this in about 1 in 360 Copilot conversations and completed it 88% of the time.
AI helps with this: Design computer or information systems or applications13%
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: Create visual designs or displays12%
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: Teach academic or vocational subjects11%
AI performed this in about 1 in 70 Copilot conversations and completed it 84% of the time.
AI does this: Compile records, documentation, or other data10%
AI performed this in about 1 in 301 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Present research or technical information10%
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 sources8%
AI performed this in about 1 in 28 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI does this: Advise others on business or operational matters5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 290 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 98 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 100 openings a year as people 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 32% of the workSociologists53% AI does, against 59% here+3.8% by 2035 · $106,030 · Master’s degree
- Shares 26% of the workPhysical Scientists28% AI does, against 59% here+2.1% by 2035 · $122,570 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 23% of the workWeb and Digital Interface Designers46% AI does, against 59% here+6% by 2035 · $104,000 · Bachelor’s degree
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Planet 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 0.35, higher than 97% 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, 19-3092 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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