Statistical Assistants
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 89 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 about 93% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Compute and analyze data, using statistical formulas and computers or calculators.
AI could do much of this on its own
Check source data to verify completeness and accuracy.
AI could do much of this on its own
Enter data into computers for use in analyses or reports.
AI could do much of this on its own
Compile reports, charts, or graphs that describe and interpret findings of analyses.
AI could do much of this on its own
Interview people and keep track of their responses.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Discuss data presentation requirements with clients.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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