Headline risk
4%
Very Low RiskEpidemiologists
AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Investigate and describe the determinants and distribution of disease, disability, or health outcomes. May develop the means for prevention and control.
Task evidence
86% weighted task match · 3% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 83,980
Employment 2024
12.3K
Projected Change (2024–34)
16.2%
Openings (2024–34)
0.8K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of epidemiologists is projected to grow 16 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Communicate research findings on various types of diseases to health practitioners, policy makers, and the public. AI use: 0%
- 2. Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease. AI use: 0%
- 3. Provide expertise in the design, management and evaluation of study protocols and health status questionnaires, sample selection, and analysis. AI use: 0%
- 4. Investigate diseases or parasites to determine cause and risk factors, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission. AI use: 0%
- 5. Oversee public health programs, including statistical analysis, health care planning, surveillance systems, and public health improvement. AI use: 0%
- 6. Educate healthcare workers, patients, and the public about infectious and communicable diseases, including disease transmission and prevention. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
10/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Data quality
Employment data available
Narrative & sources
Epidemiologists are public health workers who investigate patterns and causes of disease and injury.
Epidemiologists work in offices and laboratories, usually at health departments for state and local governments, in hospitals, and at colleges and universities.
Epidemiologists typically need at least a master’s degree to enter the occupation. They may have a master’s degree in public health (MPH) or a related field, and some have completed a doctoral degree in epidemiology or medicine.
The median annual wage for epidemiologists was $83,980 in May 2024.
Employment of epidemiologists is projected to grow 16 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Important context
This score measures structural AI displacement pressure, not actual job losses. Local wages and demand data are specific to United States AI Work Index; the underlying AI task overlap analysis is consistent across all countries.