Epidemiologists
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 37 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second 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 second 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
Communicate research findings on various types of diseases to health practitioners, policy makers, and the public.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Oversee public health programs, including statistical analysis, health care planning, surveillance systems, and public health improvement.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Investigate diseases or parasites to determine cause and risk factors, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Educate healthcare workers, patients, and the public about infectious and communicable diseases, including disease transmission and prevention.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Monitor and report incidents of infectious diseases to local and state health agencies.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Supervise professional, technical, and clerical personnel.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Prepare and analyze samples to study effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, or microorganisms on cell structure and tissue.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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