Biological Scientists, 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 hold steady over the next decade, with about 230 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 about 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 about 86% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Maintain accurate laboratory records and data.
AI could do much of this on its own
Design molecular or cellular laboratory experiments, oversee their execution, and interpret results.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Supervise or direct the work of other geneticists, biologists, technicians, or biometricians working on genetics research projects.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Write grant applications to obtain funding.
AI could do much of this on its own
Plan or conduct basic genomic and biological research related to areas such as regulation of gene expression, protein interactions, metabolic networks, and nucleic acid or protein complexes.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Perform laboratory procedures following protocols including deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequencing, cloning and extraction, ribonucleic acid (RNA) purification, or gel electrophoresis.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Extract deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or perform diagnostic tests involving processes such as gel electrophoresis, Southern blot analysis, and polymerase chain reaction analysis.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Supervise biological technicians and technologists and other scientists.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Develop 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.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Supervise technical personnel and postdoctoral research fellows.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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