Data Scientists
Computer & MathematicalAI exposure
- Data source: BLSPublished: '26.08
Very high· relative
LowFour relative bandsVery highGroup-level value
Scale, basis and source
Four relative bands (Low / Moderate / High / Very high)
831 detailed occupations in the BLS Employment Projections table. Assigned per National Employment Matrix (NEM) code, so occupations sharing a NEM code carry the same band
- Data source: AnthropicPublished: '26.03
0.461
0.000Range of values carried here0.745Scale, basis and source
- Data source: ILOPublished: '25
0.57
0.09Range of values carried here0.70Group-level value
Scale, basis and source
Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published
ISCO-08 unit group — every occupation sharing the code gets this value
Computed by this site, not published by the ILO: of the 1,012 occupations this site links to the ILO dataset, 7% score at or above this value.
What kind of figure this source publishes
The BLS category is a relative rank, not an absolute level, and it is not a first-hand measurement: it groups an occupation's percentile ranks across several published studies into four bands. It is not an employment or wage forecast, not a probability of adoption, and it does not separate automation from augmentation.
Task-level exposure
Show 26 hidden tasks| Task | Claude.aiRaw / share % | APIRaw / share % |
|---|---|---|
Create graphs, charts, or other visualizations to convey the results of data analysis using specialized software.15-2051 | 0.360026.7 | 0.06003.7 |
Generate standard or custom reports summarizing business, financial, or economic data for review by executives, managers, clients, and other stakeholders.15-2051 | 0.180013.3 | 0.330020.1 |
Maintain or update business intelligence tools, databases, dashboards, systems, or methods.15-2051 | 0.150011.1 | 0.230014.0 |
Write new functions or applications in programming languages to conduct analyses.15-2051 | 0.12008.9 | 0.10006.1 |
Prepare data analysis listings and activity, performance, or progress reports.15-2051 | 0.07005.2 | 0.14008.5 |
Synthesize current business intelligence or trend data to support recommendations for action.15-2051 | 0.06004.4 | 0.15009.1 |
Prepare appropriate formatting to data sets as requested.15-2051 | 0.06004.4 | 0.15009.1 |
Provide technical support for existing reports, dashboards, or other tools.15-2051 | 0.05003.7 | 0.02001.2 |
Evaluate processes and technologies, and suggest revisions to increase productivity and efficiency.15-2051 | 0.04003.0 | 0.01000.6 |
Propose solutions in engineering, the sciences, and other fields using mathematical theories and techniques.15-2051 | 0.04003.0 | 0.00000.0 |
Values in this tab are predicted labels, not observations. Eloundou et al. (2023) published two rating regimes — human raters and GPT-4 — and the β shown here is derived from the GPT-4 rater basis alone; the same task can take a different value under the other regime. The unit and the meaning differ from the observed shares (%) in the other tabs, so do not place them on the same axis.
| Task | βE1 + 0.5 × E2 |
|---|---|
Apply feature selection algorithms to models predicting outcomes of interest, such as sales, attrition, and healthcare use.O*NET Task ID 21824 | 1.0 |
Apply sampling techniques to determine groups to be surveyed or use complete enumeration methods.O*NET Task ID 21825 | 1.0 |
Clean and manipulate raw data using statistical software.O*NET Task ID 21826 | 1.0 |
Compare models using statistical performance metrics, such as loss functions or proportion of explained variance.O*NET Task ID 21827 | 1.0 |
Design surveys, opinion polls, or other instruments to collect data.O*NET Task ID 21830 | 1.0 |
Propose solutions in engineering, the sciences, and other fields using mathematical theories and techniques.O*NET Task ID 21834 | 1.0 |
Test, validate, and reformulate models to ensure accurate prediction of outcomes of interest.O*NET Task ID 21837 | 1.0 |
Write new functions or applications in programming languages to conduct analyses.O*NET Task ID 21838 | 1.0 |
Analyze, manipulate, or process large sets of data using statistical software.O*NET Task ID 21823 | 0.5 |
Create graphs, charts, or other visualizations to convey the results of data analysis using specialized software.O*NET Task ID 21828 | 0.5 |
β = E1 + 0.5 × E2 · E1 = tasks where direct LLM access alone cuts time by at least 50%, E2 = tasks where software built on top of an LLM cuts time by at least 50%. Values take only 0 / 0.5 / 1.0.
Data sources & licenses — O*NET®, Anthropic Economic Index, Eloundou et al. (2023): see full notices on the Credits page
Occupation information
Recent Changes Affecting This Occupation
Apr 2026: Bank of Korea research shows junior knowledge workers (≤5 years experience) face 4.0% work hour reduction from AI vs 2.9% for 21+ year veterans. Youth jobs in AI-exposed sectors declined 98.6% of 2.11M total losses (2022-2025).
[Source: Bank of Korea Employment Research (2025)]Mar 2026: BLS projects 36% growth in data scientist roles through 2034, highest among tech occupations
[Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics]Mar 2026: Dallas Fed: Data scientists classified as high AI-exposure occupation. Wage premiums rising as AI amplifies analytical productivity for experienced workers.
[Source: Dallas Fed (Feb 2026)]