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Headline risk

12%

Low Risk

Biological technicians

United States AI Work IndexISCO 3141crosswalk_exact

United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.

82.7 current · 85.6 projectedConfidence high

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $52K

Median annual wage

Demand 4%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 4

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Assist biological and medical scientists. Set up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment, monitor experiments, collect data and samples, make observations, and calculate and record results. May analyze organic substances, such as blood, food, and drugs.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 7% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 52,000

Employment 2024

82.7K

Projected Change (2024–34)

3.5%

Openings (2024–34)

9.1K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 38,06025th pctl: USD 45,380Median: USD 52,00075th pctl: USD 66,410Top 10%: USD 81,990

Demand outlook

Employment of biological technicians is projected to grow 3 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.

Education: Bachelor's degree Experience: None

Role Profile

AdaptabilityDetail orientedComputers and information technology

Tasks

  • 1. Use computers, computer-interfaced equipment, robotics or high-technology industrial applications to perform work duties. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Conduct research, or assist in the conduct of research, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and animals. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Keep detailed logs of all work-related activities. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Analyze experimental data and interpret results to write reports and summaries of findings. AI use: 94%
  • 5. Input data into databases. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Microsoft .NET FrameworkMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareAdobe AcrobatAdobe PhotoshopESRI ArcGIS software

Requirements

Telework: 13.7%Telework: 86.3%License required: 33.3%License required: 66.7%

Work context

E-Mail 4.8/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.8/5
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate 4.4/5
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 4.3/5
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets 4.3/5
Contact With Others 4.2/5

Worker profile

Median age 33.9 · 373K employed

Under 25: 25% · 25–54: 64% · 55+: 11%

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