Epidemiologist
Investigates what causes disease, disability, and other health problems and how they spread, and may develop ways to prevent and control them.
Will AI replace epidemiologist jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Medium. More AI overlap than 62 in 100 jobs. AI helps with some tasks, like paperwork or first drafts. People still do the core of the job. 0% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Advise doctors, teachers, researchers, and health officials on medical uses of science
- Research new methods and tools for medicine, analyze data, and present findings
- Share disease research findings with health workers, policy makers, and the public
What stays human
- Supervise professional, technical, and office staff
- Write articles for professional journals
- Write grant applications to fund disease research
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +18.7%. Typical pay: $87,220 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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