Will AI replace Survey Researchers?

What this score means

Survey Researchers ranks high for exposure in Research & Science. Most of its core tasks overlap with work that current AI already does well, and adoption across the field is moving quickly. At 75 out of 100 it scores 34 points above the Research & Science average of 41. Across the 4 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 56 to 87, 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 Survey Researchers, most central first, showing 12 of 16.

• 01Conduct surveys and collect data, using methods such as interviews, questionnaires, focus groups, market analysis surveys, public opinion polls, literature reviews, and file reviews.
• 02Prepare and present summaries and analyses of survey data, including tables, graphs, and fact sheets that describe survey techniques and results.
• 03Consult with clients to identify survey needs and specific requirements, such as special samples.
• 04Determine and specify details of survey projects, including sources of information, procedures to be used, and the design of survey instruments and materials.
• 05Support, plan, and coordinate operations for single or multiple surveys.
• 06Monitor and evaluate survey progress and performance, using sample disposition reports and response rate calculations.
• 07Collaborate with other researchers in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of surveys.
• 08Conduct research to gather information about survey topics.
• 09Direct and review the work of staff members, including survey support staff and interviewers who gather survey data.
• 10Direct updates and changes in survey implementation and methods.
• 11Produce documentation of the questionnaire development process, data collection methods, sampling designs, and decisions related to sample statistical weighting.
• 12Write proposals to win new projects.

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 4 research sources that scored Survey Researchers for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

• 01Anthropic Economic Index 2026 - AI Task Exposure · 2026
• 02Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure · 2025
• 03GPTs are GPTs: Labor Market Impact Potential of LLMs · 2024
• 04AI Occupational Exposure to Language Modeling · 2023

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