Computer Occupations, All Other
The short answer
This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 1,270 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with more than half of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.
AI can help with or automate nearly every task in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Monitor systems for intrusions or denial of service attacks, and report security breaches to appropriate personnel.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Assist in determining document management policies to facilitate efficient, legal, and secure access to electronic content.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Identify or document backup or recovery plans.
AI could do much of this on its own
Produce data layers, maps, tables, or reports, using spatial analysis procedures or Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology, equipment, or systems.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Back up or modify applications and related data to provide for disaster recovery.
AI could do much of this on its own
Tasks AI can't do much of
Assess the physical security of servers, systems, or network devices to identify vulnerability to temperature, vandalism, or natural disasters.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Jobs you could switch to
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Statisticians
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Your current skills largely cover this move.
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