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AI Automation Index
Will AI Replace Biostatisticians?
Task-level automation exposure for Biostatisticians: 25 O*NET tasks scored against their work activities, plus the simulator.
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67%
weighted task index
25 of 25 tasks scored
Median Salary
$105,650 / year
BLS OEWS, May 2025 — this exact occupation
Employment Level
Medium
29,030 people hold this job — size, not growth
Projected 2025–35
+11.0%
employment change
1,900 openings a year · BLS line item
Pay by state
BLS OEWS publishes 46 state estimates for this occupation. Each is its own survey estimate, not the national median adjusted for local prices.
$49,730 – $140,670
Highest medians
District of Columbia $140,670
New York $136,020
California $135,960
Maryland $132,620
Illinois $119,760
Lowest medians
Puerto Rico $49,730
Mississippi $64,670
South Carolina $65,450
Missouri $66,330
North Dakota $75,890
State figures come from the 15-2041 row in the May 2025 state panel. States where the estimate was suppressed or too small to publish are absent.
What the score is made of
Each task is mapped to its work activities, scored for AI automation potential, and weighted by how important those activities are to the job. These are the components.
Automation potential 67%
Importance-weighted mean of the scored tasks. This is the headline index.
Physical work 0%
Share of weighted tasks in hands-on or machine-operating work activities.
Judgment & influence 72%
Share in analysis, decisions, teaching, directing, advising, or caring for others.
Routine administration 12%
Share in documenting, recording, and administrative activities.
Rewritten by O*NET 0%
Share of weighted tasks O*NET rewrote in a recent update. Reported, not folded into the score.
Consequence of error 9/100
Low
O*NET's own rating of how serious an uncorrectable mistake would be here — respondents, not us. Deliberately not in the index: the score measures what AI can do with the task content, and multiplying it by stakes would be our judgment dressed as data.
Constituent Task Mix
25 tasks for this occupation, weighted by work-activity importance. Shares below are of total task weight, not task count.
High exposure (≥ 60% of the task is automatable) 75%
18 tasks
Medium exposure (≥ 35%) 25%
7 tasks
Low exposure (below 35%) 0%
0 tasks
How would you survive?
Move your week away from the high-exposure tasks and toward the ones that need judgment. The simulator recalculates the index as you shift the mix.
Simulate Upskilling →Constituent Tasks
#16254 · Core · 82% automatable
Draw conclusions or make predictions, based on data summaries or statistical analyses.
data analysis — Trend and relationship detection in data
Analyze data to identify trends or relationships among variables.
#16265 · Core · 72% automatable
Analyze clinical or survey data, using statistical approaches such as longitudinal analysis, mixed-effect modeling, logistic regression analyses, and model-building techniques.
data analysis — Statistical analysis of health data; clinician verifies
Analyze health-related data.
#16250 · Core · 65% automatable
Write detailed analysis plans and descriptions of analyses and findings for research protocols or reports.
data analysis — Analytical reports drafted; human validates analysis
Present research results to others. Prepare analytical reports.
#16246 · Core · 72% automatable
Calculate sample size requirements for clinical studies.
data analysis — Recommends analysis methods; human selects
Determine appropriate methods for data analysis.
#16243 · Core · 80% automatable
Read current literature, attend meetings or conferences, and talk with colleagues to keep abreast of methodological or conceptual developments in fields such as biostatistics, pharmacology, life sciences, and social sciences.
information retrieval — AI scans trend sources; human weighs relevance
Update knowledge about emerging industry or technology trends.
#16258 · Core · 55% automatable
Design research studies in collaboration with physicians, life scientists, or other professionals.
decision support — Study designs aided; scientific accountability human
Design research studies to obtain scientific information.
#16252 · Core · 72% automatable
Prepare tables and graphs to present clinical data or results.
visual inspection — Creates data graphics; accuracy and design review human
Prepare graphics or other visual representations of information.
#16249 · Core · 82% automatable
Write program code to analyze data with statistical analysis software.
text generation — Code generation strong; human reviews and integrates
Write computer programming code.
#16263 · Core · 65% automatable
Provide biostatistical consultation to clients or colleagues.
decision support — Technical advice needs product-specific human judgment
Advise customers on technical or procedural issues.
#16262 · Core · 72% automatable
Review clinical or other medical research protocols and recommend appropriate statistical analyses.
data analysis — Recommends analysis methods; human selects
Determine appropriate methods for data analysis.
#16257 · Core · 66% automatable
Develop or implement data analysis algorithms.
data analysis — Trend and relationship detection in data
Analyze data to identify trends or relationships among variables. Develop scientific or mathematical models.
#16247 · Core · 65% automatable
Determine project plans, timelines, or technical objectives for statistical aspects of biological research studies.
text generation — Project plans drafted; scope and risk owned by humans
Develop detailed project plans.
#16244 · Core · 82% automatable
Prepare statistical data for inclusion in reports to data monitoring committees, federal regulatory agencies, managers, or clients.
data analysis — Trend and relationship detection in data
Analyze data to identify trends or relationships among variables.
#16251 · Core · 55% automatable
Plan or direct research studies related to life sciences.
decision support — Study designs aided; scientific accountability human
Design research studies to obtain scientific information.
#16245 · Core · 65% automatable
Prepare articles for publication or presentation at professional conferences.
data analysis — Analytical reports drafted; human validates analysis
Present research results to others. Prepare analytical reports.
#16253 · Core · 52% automatable
Monitor clinical trials or experiments to ensure adherence to established procedures or to verify the quality of data collected.
decision support — AI monitors logs; human owns operational compliance judgment
Monitor operational activities to ensure compliance with regulations or standard operating procedures.
#16241 · Core · 55% automatable
Write research proposals or grant applications for submission to external bodies.
text generation — Draft grant text; human owns strategy and budget
Write grant proposals.
#16259 · Core · 75% automatable
Design or maintain databases of biological data.
text generation — Database creation largely automatable; human reviews
Create databases to store electronic data.
#16260 · Core · 40% automatable
Collect data through surveys or experimentation.
data analysis — Analysis aided; primary customer data collection human
Collect information from people through observation, interviews, or surveys. Collect data about customer needs.
#16264 · Core · 80% automatable
Apply research or simulation results to extend biological theory or recommend new research projects.
data analysis — Applies math/statistics to problems; human validates
Apply mathematical principles or statistical approaches to solve problems in scientific or applied fields.
#16255 · Core · 70% automatable
Develop or use mathematical models to track changes in biological phenomena, such as the spread of infectious diseases.
data analysis — Applies math/statistics to problems; human validates
Apply mathematical principles or statistical approaches to solve problems in scientific or applied fields. Design computer modeling or simulation programs.
#16248 · Core · 68% automatable
Assign work to biostatistical assistants or programmers.
decision support — Assignments drafted; accountability and negotiation human
Assign duties or work schedules to employees.
#16261 · Core · 72% automatable
Analyze archival data, such as birth, death, and disease records.
data analysis — Statistical analysis of health data; clinician verifies
Analyze health-related data.
#16256 · Core · 55% automatable
Design surveys to assess health issues.
decision support — Study designs aided; scientific accountability human
Design research studies to obtain scientific information.
#16242 · Core · 55% automatable
Teach graduate or continuing education courses or seminars in biostatistics.
interpersonal — Software training content AI-generatable, live coaching human
Train others in computer interface or software use.
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How this was scored
- 1. Tasks. O*NET task statements for this occupation, from a release whose newest record is dated 08/2026.
- 2. Work activities. Each task maps to 1–5 Detailed Work Activities; each activity belongs to one of 41 Generalized Work Activities that O*NET rates for importance (1–5) in this occupation.
- 3. Automation potential. Every work activity carries one score for how far current AI can perform it end-to-end. Tasks inherit the mean of their activities.
- 4. Weighting. Task weight = 0.35 + 0.65 × (importance − 1)/4, scaled by how often the task is performed and by 0.7 for Supplemental tasks. Importance is the task's own O*NET rating where it exists (18,369 of 18,838 tasks); the rest inherit their work activities' importance. The index is the weighted mean.
Check: across the 910 occupations where O*NET also rates how far machine speed sets the pace, this index moves opposite to it (Spearman ρ = -0.49). The more a job is paced by equipment, the less of its task content AI can address — the relationship you would expect if the scoring is working.
Sources · O*NET 31.0 (task records to 08/2026) · BLS OEWS May 2025 · BLS projections 2025-2035 · rubric v2.1 · tasks for O*NET, not a forecast
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