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Will AI replace Biologists?

Lower risk

Baseline AI displacement risk for Biologists, aggregated from 7 research sources.

What this score means

Biologists leans toward the safer end for Research & Science. Parts of the role touch tasks AI is getting good at, but the core still depends on hands on work or judgment that resists automation. At 40 out of 100 it sits close to the Research & Science average of 39. Across the 7 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 27 to 56, so the score is a weighted consensus rather than any single figure.

The number is a consensus estimate for the typical version of the role, built from published academic and industry research scored occupation by occupation. It is not a prediction about any individual. How scoring works

What this job actually involves

Exposure follows the work itself rather than the job title, so it is worth seeing what the role is made of. These are the tasks O*NET records for Biologists, most central first, showing 12 of 22.

  • 01Prepare requests for proposals or statements of work.
  • 02Program and use computers to store, process, and analyze data.
  • 03Prepare technical and research reports, such as environmental impact reports, and communicate the results to individuals in industry, government, or the general public.
  • 04Supervise biological technicians and technologists and other scientists.
  • 05Develop and maintain liaisons and effective working relations with groups and individuals, agencies, and the public to encourage cooperative management strategies or to develop information and interpret findings.
  • 06Identify, classify, and study structure, behavior, ecology, physiology, nutrition, culture, and distribution of plant and animal species.
  • 07Study basic principles of plant and animal life, such as origin, relationship, development, anatomy, and function.
  • 08Collect and analyze biological data about relationships among and between organisms and their environment.
  • 09Review reports and proposals, such as those relating to land use classifications and recreational development, for accuracy, adequacy, or adherence to policies, regulations, or scientific standards.
  • 10Write grant proposals to obtain funding for biological research.
  • 11Teach or supervise students and perform research at universities and colleges.
  • 12Communicate test results to state and federal representatives and general public.

Task statements from O*NET by the National Center for O*NET Development, used under CC BY 4.0. The tasks are descriptive; the exposure score above is ours.

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 7 research sources that scored Biologists for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

Common questions

How likely is AI to replace Biologists?
Published research puts Biologists at 40 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the lower risk band. The number is a weighted consensus of 7 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.
Do researchers agree on the risk for Biologists?
Only partly. Individual estimates for Biologists run from 27 to 56 out of 100 across the 7 sources behind this score, so the single number smooths over real disagreement. More recent and higher confidence studies carry more weight in it.
Which research & science roles face similar AI exposure?
The closest published research & science roles to Biologists by score are Chemical Technicians (40/100), Anthropologists and Archeologists (41/100), and Environmental Restoration Planners (41/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

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