Historians
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 53 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 about 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
Gather historical data from sources such as archives, court records, diaries, news files, and photographs, as well as from books, pamphlets, and periodicals.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Organize data, and analyze and interpret its authenticity and relative significance.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Prepare publications and exhibits, or review those prepared by others, to ensure their historical accuracy.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Organize information for publication and for other means of dissemination, such as via storage media or the Internet.
AI could do much of this on its own
Conduct historical research as a basis for the identification, conservation, and reconstruction of historic places and materials.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Conserve and preserve manuscripts, records, and other artifacts.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Speak to various groups, organizations, and clubs to promote the aims and activities of historical societies.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Interview people to gather information about historical events and to record oral histories.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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