Sociologists

Life, Physical & Social Sciences

AI exposure

Data source: BLSPublished: 2026-08
Very high· relative
LowFour relative bandsVery high
Group-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
Source dataset (XLSX download)
Data source: AnthropicPublished: 2026-03
0.383
0.000Range of values carried here0.745
Scale, basis and source
Observed exposure index, 0–1 as published
Mapped onto O*NET tasks
Source dataset
Data source: ILOPublished: 2025
0.48
0.09Range of values carried here0.70
Group-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, 21% score at or above this value.
Source dataset

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

Exposed tasks only

Task	Claude.aiRaw / share %	APIRaw / share %
Prepare publications and reports containing research findings. 19-3041	0.035931.8	0.013429.7
Develop, implement, and evaluate methods of data collection, such as questionnaires or interviews. 19-3041	0.018116.0	—0
Develop approaches to the solution of groups' problems, based on research findings in sociology and related disciplines. 19-3041	0.017815.8	0.00265.8
Plan and conduct research to develop and test theories about societal issues such as crime, group relations, poverty, and aging. 19-3041	0.016214.3	0.00224.9
Develop problem intervention procedures, using techniques such as interviews, consultations, role playing, and participant observation of group interactions. 19-3041	0.013111.6	0.00449.8
Collaborate with research workers in other disciplines. 19-3041	0.00484.2	—0
Collect data about the attitudes, values, and behaviors of people in groups, using observation, interviews, and review of documents. 19-3041	0.00393.5	0.014231.5
Analyze and interpret data to increase the understanding of human social behavior. 19-3041	0.00322.8	0.008318.4
Not observed on any surface — 4 task(s) — These tasks have no row in the source for this release. The 0 in the share row is a display-stage composition ratio; absence is what the — in the raw row states.
Teach sociology.	—0	—0
Direct work of statistical clerks, statisticians, and others who compile and evaluate research data.	—0	—0
Consult with and advise individuals such as administrators, social workers, and legislators regarding social issues and policies, as well as the implications of research findings.	—0	—0
Observe group interactions and role affiliations to collect data, identify problems, evaluate progress, and determine the need for additional change.	—0	—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
Prepare publications and reports containing research findings. O*NET Task ID 5464	1.0
Collaborate with research workers in other disciplines. O*NET Task ID 5472	1.0
Analyze and interpret data to increase the understanding of human social behavior. O*NET Task ID 5465	0.5
Plan and conduct research to develop and test theories about societal issues such as crime, group relations, poverty, and aging. O*NET Task ID 5466	0.5
Collect data about the attitudes, values, and behaviors of people in groups, using observation, interviews, and review of documents. O*NET Task ID 5467	0.5
Develop, implement, and evaluate methods of data collection, such as questionnaires or interviews. O*NET Task ID 5468	0.5
Teach sociology. O*NET Task ID 5469	0.5
Direct work of statistical clerks, statisticians, and others who compile and evaluate research data. O*NET Task ID 5470	0.5
Consult with and advise individuals such as administrators, social workers, and legislators regarding social issues and policies, as well as the implications of research findings. O*NET Task ID 5471	0.5
Develop approaches to the solution of groups' problems, based on research findings in sociology and related disciplines. O*NET Task ID 5473	0.5
Observe group interactions and role affiliations to collect data, identify problems, evaluate progress, and determine the need for additional change. O*NET Task ID 5474	0.5
Present research findings at professional meetings. O*NET Task ID 20868	0.5
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Develop problem intervention procedures, using techniques such as interviews, consultations, role playing, and participant observation of group interactions. O*NET Task ID 5475	0.0

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

ILO

ESCO occupational vocabulary

criminologistESCO 2632.4
Criminologists study conditions pertaining to humans such as the social and psychological aspects that could lead them to commit criminal acts. They observe and analyse different factors ranging from behavioural conditions up to social background and environment of suspects in order to advise organisations on the prevention of crime.
sociologistESCO 2632.6
Sociologists focus their research on explaining social behaviour and the way people have organised themselves as a society. They research and explain the way societies have evolved by describing their legal, political, and economic systems and their cultural expressions.
media scientistESCO 2632.1.2
Media scholars research the role and impact that media has on the society. They observe and document the usage of different kinds of media such as newspapers, radio and TV and the response from society.
archaeologistESCO 2632.2
Archaeologists research and study past civilisations and settlements through collecting and inspecting material remains. They analyse and draw conclusions on a wide array of matters such as hierarchy systems, linguistics, culture, and politics based on the study of objects, structures, fossils, relics, and artifacts left behind by these peoples. Archaeologists utilise various interdisciplinary methods such as stratigraphy, typology, 3D analysis, mathematics, and modelling.
social work researcherESCO 2632.6.1
Social work researchers manage research projects aiming to investigate and provide reports on social issues. They first perform research by gathering information through interviews, focus groups and questionnaires; followed by organising and analysing the gathered information using computer software packages. They analyse social problems and needs, and the different ways and techniques to respond to them.
behavioural scientistESCO 2632.3
Behavioural scientists research, observe and describe human behaviour in society. They draw conclusions on the motives that stir actions in humans, observe the various circumstances for different behaviours, and describe different personalities. They advise organisations and governmental institutions on this field. They may also analyse the behaviour of animals.
communication scientistESCO 2632.1.1
Communication scientists research the different aspects of the planning, collecting, creating, organizing, preserving, using, evaluating and exchanging information through verbal or non-verbal communication. They study the interactions between groups, individuals, and individuals with technologies (robots).
thanatology researcherESCO 2632.7
Thanatology researchers study death and the dying in a variety of scientific fields such as psychology, sociology, physiology and anthropology. They contribute to the growth of knowledge on aspects of death such as the psychological phenomena the dying and those around them are experiencing.
anthropologistESCO 2632.1
Anthropologists research all aspects of life pertaining to humans. They study the various civilisations that have existed along the time and their ways of organisation. They attempt to analyse the physical, societal, linguistic, political, economical, philosophical, and cultural aspects of different people. The aim of their studies is to understand and describe the past of humanity and solve topical societal problems. They explore different perspectives such as philosophical anthropology.
geographerESCO 2632.5
Geographers are scholars who study human and physical geography. Depending on their specialisation, they study political, economical and cultural aspects of humanity contained within human geography. Moreover, they study land formations, soils, natural frontiers, and water flows contained in physical geography.

Source: European Commission, DG EMPL — ESCO API 2026-08-08 (bridge v1.2.1)

License: CC BY 4.0 (EU Reuse Notice)

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Occupation information

ILO occupational description

ESCO occupational vocabulary