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AI Automation Index
Will AI Replace Occupational Health and Safety Technicians?
Task-level automation exposure for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians: 26 O*NET tasks scored against their work activities, plus the simulator.
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42%
weighted task index
26 of 26 tasks scored
Median Salary
$61,560 / year
BLS OEWS, May 2025 — this exact occupation
Employment Level
Medium
30,590 people hold this job — size, not growth
Projected 2025–35
+19.4%
employment change
3,800 openings a year · BLS line item
Pay by state
BLS OEWS publishes 50 state estimates for this occupation. Each is its own survey estimate, not the national median adjusted for local prices.
$35,890 – $104,910
Highest medians
Washington $104,910
Rhode Island $84,640
West Virginia $81,470
Alaska $80,760
New Mexico $79,490
Lowest medians
Puerto Rico $35,890
Guam $39,710
Montana $41,420
Arkansas $50,840
Alabama $55,010
State figures come from the 19-5012 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 42%
Importance-weighted mean of the scored tasks. This is the headline index.
Physical work 4%
Share of weighted tasks in hands-on or machine-operating work activities.
Judgment & influence 31%
Share in analysis, decisions, teaching, directing, advising, or caring for others.
Routine administration 13%
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 42/100
Moderate
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
26 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) 22%
5 tasks
Medium exposure (≥ 35%) 46%
12 tasks
Low exposure (below 35%) 32%
9 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
#20249 · Core · 22% automatable
Evaluate situations or make determinations when a worker has refused to work on the grounds that danger or potential harm exists.
visual inspection — Workplace safety inspection needs on-site presence
Inspect work environments to ensure safety.
#11083 · Core · 10% automatable
Supply, operate, or maintain personal protective equipment.
physical manipulation — Physically applying safety equipment to people
Protect patients or staff members using safety equipment.
#19818 · Core · 45% automatable
Train workers in safety procedures related to green jobs, such as the use of fall protection devices or maintenance of proper ventilation during wind turbine construction.
interpersonal — Safety training content aided, live delivery human
Conduct health or safety training programs.
#11087 · Core · 22% automatable
Test workplaces for environmental hazards, such as exposure to radiation, chemical or biological hazards, or excessive noise.
physical manipulation — Environmental hazard testing needs on-site sampling
Test facilities for environmental hazards.
#11082 · Core · 68% automatable
Maintain all required environmental records and documentation.
text generation — Health records drafted; clinician verifies and signs
Prepare official health documents or records.
#20253 · Core · 55% automatable
Provide consultation to organizations or agencies on the workplace application of safety principles, practices, or techniques.
decision support — Drafts guidance; community trust and liability human
Advise communities or institutions regarding health or safety issues.
#20252 · Core · 22% automatable
Inspect fire suppression systems or portable fire systems to ensure proper working order.
visual inspection — Workplace safety inspection needs on-site presence
Inspect work environments to ensure safety.
#20248 · Core · 70% automatable
Verify availability or monitor use of safety equipment, such as hearing protection or respirators.
data analysis — Medical supply inventory records and thresholds automatable
Maintain inventory of medical supplies or equipment.
#20250 · Core · 55% automatable
Recommend corrective measures to be applied based on results of environmental contaminant analyses.
decision support — Drafts guidance; community trust and liability human
Advise communities or institutions regarding health or safety issues.
#11088 · Core · 42% automatable
Prepare or review specifications or orders for the purchase of safety equipment, ensuring that proper features are present and that items conform to health and safety standards.
decision support — AI reviews records but physical verification and accountability human
Verify that medical activities or operations meet standards.
#11085 · Core · 12% automatable
Prepare or calibrate equipment used to collect or analyze samples.
physical manipulation — Physical assembly of medical supplies
Prepare medical supplies or equipment for use. Maintain medical laboratory equipment.
#20251 · Core · 40% automatable
Conduct worker studies to determine whether specific instances of disease or illness are job-related.
information retrieval — Literature review aided; wet-lab and clinical research human
Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues.
#11098 · Core · 68% automatable
Plan emergency response drills.
text generation — Procedures drafted; regulatory and site validation human
Develop emergency procedures.
#11091 · Core · 45% automatable
Examine credentials, licenses, or permits to ensure compliance with licensing requirements.
visual inspection — AI reviews records; human observes facility activities
Monitor medical facility activities to ensure adherence to standards or regulations.
#11096 · Core · 45% automatable
Review records or reports concerning laboratory results, staffing, floor plans, fire inspections, or sanitation to gather information for the development or enforcement of safety activities.
visual inspection — AI reviews records; human observes facility activities
Monitor medical facility activities to ensure adherence to standards or regulations.
#11093 · Core · 52% automatable
Educate the public about health issues or enforce health legislation to prevent disease, to promote health, or to help people understand health protection procedures and regulations.
text generation — Health messaging drafted by AI; public delivery human
Verify that medical activities or operations meet standards. Communicate health and wellness information to the public.
#11097 · Core · 68% automatable
Prepare documents to be used in legal proceedings, testifying in such proceedings when necessary.
text generation — Health records drafted; clinician verifies and signs
Prepare official health documents or records.
#19813 · Core · 40% automatable
Collect data regarding potential hazards from new equipment or products linked to green practices.
information retrieval — Literature review aided; wet-lab and clinical research human
Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues.
#11099 · Core · 72% automatable
Maintain logbooks of daily activities, including areas visited or activities performed.
data analysis — Facility records need human verification and compliance
Maintain medical facility records.
#11100 · Supplemental · 17% automatable
Help direct rescue or firefighting operations in the event of a fire or an explosion.
interpersonal — Emergency direction is live, high-stakes human command
Assist others during emergencies. Direct emergency management activities. Direct fire fighting or prevention activities.
#19817 · Supplemental · 22% automatable
Test or balance newly installed HVAC systems to determine whether indoor air quality standards are met.
physical manipulation — Environmental hazard testing needs on-site sampling
Test facilities for environmental hazards.
#11101 · Supplemental · 48% automatable
Confer with schools, state authorities, or community groups to develop health standards or programs.
decision support — Drafts health program design; implementation and buy-in human
Design public or employee health programs.
#19814 · Supplemental · 40% automatable
Collect data related to ecological or human health risks at brownfield sites.
information retrieval — Literature review aided; wet-lab and clinical research human
Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues.
#11095 · Supplemental · 44% automatable
Conduct interviews to obtain information or evidence regarding communicable diseases or violations of health or sanitation regulations.
decision support — Maps facts to statutes; legal accountability stays human
Interview employees, customers, or others to collect information. Assess compliance with environmental laws.
#19816 · Supplemental · 22% automatable
Perform tests to identify any potential hazards related to recycled products used at green building sites.
physical manipulation — Environmental hazard testing needs on-site sampling
Test facilities for environmental hazards.
#19815 · Supplemental · 22% automatable
Examine practices at green building sites to determine whether adherence to green building standards alters risks to workers.
physical manipulation — Environmental hazard testing needs on-site sampling
Test facilities for environmental hazards.
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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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