Agronomist
18AI EXPOSURE TODAY18
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST58%
NOT A FORECAST58%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Biological Sciences
34 careers in Biological Sciences, ranked safest first: the career with the lowest AI exposure score, meaning the smallest share of its day-to-day work AI can already do, is at the top. For 3 of them the moat, what structurally protects the job, has not been classified yet; their cards say so rather than guessing.
Biological Sciences at a glance
MOAT CLASSIFIED31 of 34 total
NO MOAT22
HAS A MOAT9
MOAT NOT YET CLASSIFIED3
MEDIAN AI EXPOSURE18 /100
Life, Physical & Social Science25 careers
Biochemists
18AI EXPOSURE TODAY18
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST63%
NOT A FORECAST63%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Biologists
18AI EXPOSURE TODAY18
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST63%
NOT A FORECAST63%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Biomedical Researcher
18AI EXPOSURE TODAY18
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST63%
NOT A FORECAST63%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Biotechnologist
18AI EXPOSURE TODAY18
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST63%
NOT A FORECAST63%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Biotechnology Specialist
18AI EXPOSURE TODAY18
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST63%
NOT A FORECAST63%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Ecologist
18AI EXPOSURE TODAY18
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST63%
NOT A FORECAST63%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Food Technologist
18AI EXPOSURE TODAY18
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST63%
NOT A FORECAST63%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Forensic Biologist
18AI EXPOSURE TODAY18
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST58%
NOT A FORECAST58%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
See the full card →Geneticist
18AI EXPOSURE TODAY18
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST63%
NOT A FORECAST63%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Laboratory Food Technicians
18AI EXPOSURE TODAY18
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST58%
NOT A FORECAST58%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
See the full card →Marine Biologist
18AI EXPOSURE TODAY18
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST63%
NOT A FORECAST63%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Microbiologist
18AI EXPOSURE TODAY18
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST63%
NOT A FORECAST63%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Molecular Biologist
18AI EXPOSURE TODAY18
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST63%
NOT A FORECAST63%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Palaeontologist
18AI EXPOSURE TODAY18
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST63%
NOT A FORECAST63%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Wildlife Conservationist
18AI EXPOSURE TODAY18
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST63%
NOT A FORECAST63%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
PHYSICAL MOATThe work is hands-on, in the real world. Software alone can't do it.
See the full card →Zoologist
18AI EXPOSURE TODAY18
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST63%
NOT A FORECAST63%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Environmental Biologist
22AI EXPOSURE TODAY22
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST67%
NOT A FORECAST67%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Environmental Consultant
22AI EXPOSURE TODAY22
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST64%
NOT A FORECAST64%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
See the full card →Environmental Educator
22AI EXPOSURE TODAY22
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST64%
NOT A FORECAST64%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
See the full card →Agricultural scientists
40AI EXPOSURE TODAY40
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST78%
NOT A FORECAST78%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYC
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Botanical and Horticultural Scientists
40AI EXPOSURE TODAY40
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST78%
NOT A FORECAST78%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYC
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Crop Scientist
40AI EXPOSURE TODAY40
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST78%
NOT A FORECAST78%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYC
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Pharmaceutical Scientist
40AI EXPOSURE TODAY40
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST78%
NOT A FORECAST78%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYC
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Soil Scientist
40AI EXPOSURE TODAY40
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST78%
NOT A FORECAST78%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYC
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Management2 careers
Fisheries Manager
19AI EXPOSURE TODAY19
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST64%
NOT A FORECAST64%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
PHYSICAL MOATThe work is hands-on, in the real world. Software alone can't do it.
See the full card →Laboratory Manager
30AI EXPOSURE TODAY30
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST72%
NOT A FORECAST72%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
See the full card →Computer & Mathematical1 career
Biostatistician
18AI EXPOSURE TODAY18
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST63%
NOT A FORECAST63%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Education, Training & Library1 career
Conservator
18AI EXPOSURE TODAY18
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST63%
NOT A FORECAST63%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
PHYSICAL MOATThe work is hands-on, in the real world. Software alone can't do it.
See the full card →Healthcare Practitioners & Technical1 career
Other Laboratory Technicians
18AI EXPOSURE TODAY18
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST63%
NOT A FORECAST63%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Architecture & Engineering1 career
Biomedical Engineer
28AI EXPOSURE TODAY28
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST73%
NOT A FORECAST73%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Uncategorised3 careers
These careers have no record in our AI outlook register, so there is no O*NET occupation code to group them by. Listed here rather than guessed into a category.
Biological Scientist
18AI EXPOSURE TODAY18
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST63%
NOT A FORECAST63%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
MOAT NOT YET CLASSIFIEDA real score, but the moat is not yet classified. No claim either way.
See the full card →Biochemists and Biomedical Scientists
40AI EXPOSURE TODAY40
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST78%
NOT A FORECAST78%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYC
MOAT NOT YET CLASSIFIEDA real score, but the moat is not yet classified. No claim either way.
See the full card →Conservation Professional
60AI EXPOSURE TODAY60
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST95%
NOT A FORECAST95%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYC
MOAT NOT YET CLASSIFIEDA real score, but the moat is not yet classified. No claim either way.
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