Will AI replace Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other?

What this score means

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 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 38 out of 100 it sits close to the Research & Science average of 39. Across the 3 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 31 to 47, 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

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 3 research sources that scored Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

• 01Anthropic Economic Index 2026 - AI Task Exposure · 2026Anthropic
• 02Working with AI: Measuring the Applicability of Generative AI to Occupations · 2025Tomlinson, Jaffe et al., Microsoft Research (2025)
• 03AI Occupational Exposure to Language Modeling · 2023Felten, Raj, Seamans (2023)

Common questions

How likely is AI to replace Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other?

Published research puts Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other at 38 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the lower risk band. The number is a weighted consensus of 3 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.

Do researchers agree on the risk for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other?

Broadly, yes. Individual estimates for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other run from 31 to 47 out of 100 across the 3 sources behind this score, a fairly tight range. More recent and higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

Which research & science roles face similar AI exposure?

The closest published research & science roles to Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other by score are Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health (38/100), Microbiologists (38/100), and Psychologists, All Other (38/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

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