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How exposed to AI is a Bioinformatics Technician?

Of the 19 tasks O*NET lists for bioinformatics technicians, 6 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 1 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Bioinformatics AnalystBioinformatics SpecialistBioinformatics TechnicianBiotechnicianMuseum Informatics SpecialistResearch ScientistScientific Informatics Analyst
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
19
tasks rated for this occupation
100%
hold a degree, from a survey of 20
4k
people do this job in the US
11 of 36
least protected in computing and maths

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

6
  • Extend existing software programs, web-based interactive tools, or database queries as sequence management and analysis needs evolve
  • Develop or maintain applications that process biologically based data into searchable databases for purposes of analysis, calculation, or presentation
  • Participate in the preparation of reports or scientific publications
  • Write computer programs or scripts to be used in querying databases
  • Design or implement web-based tools for querying large-scale biological databases
  • Test new or updated software or tools and provide feedback to developers

Only with software built on top

12
  • Analyze or manipulate bioinformatics data using software packages, statistical applications, or data mining techniques
  • Maintain awareness of new and emerging computational methods and technologies
  • Conduct quality analyses of data inputs and resulting analyses or predictions
  • Enter or retrieve information from structural databases, protein sequence motif databases, mutation databases, genomic databases or gene expression databases
  • Confer with researchers, clinicians, or information technology staff to determine data needs and programming requirements and to provide assistance with database-related research activities
  • Document all database changes, modifications, or problems
  • Create data management or error-checking procedures and user manuals
  • Develop or apply data mining and machine learning algorithms
  • Monitor database performance and perform any necessary maintenance, upgrades, or repairs
  • Confer with database users about project timelines and changes
  • Perform routine system administrative functions, such as troubleshooting, back-ups, or upgrades
  • Package bioinformatics data for submission to public repositories

Cannot be sped up

1
  • Train bioinformatics staff or researchers in the use of databases
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.