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How exposed to AI is a Blockchain Engineer?

Of the 17 tasks O*NET lists for blockchain engineers, 4 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 3 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

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Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
17
tasks rated for this occupation
370k
people do this job in the US
32 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

4
  • Automate the deployment of software updates over geographically distributed network nodes
  • Determine specifications for, or implement, logging
  • Develop a maintainable code base using object-oriented design principles, practices, or patterns
  • Update client and server applications responsible for integration and business logic

Only with software built on top

10
  • Assess blockchain threats, such as untested code and unprotected keys
  • Design and deploy blockchain design patterns to make transactions secure, transparent, and immutable
  • Design and develop blockchain technologies for industries such as finance and music
  • Design and implement dashboard and data visualizations to meet customer reporting needs
  • Design and implement data repositories to integrate data
  • Design and verify cryptographic protocols to protect private information
  • Discuss and plan systems with solution architects, system engineers, or cybersecurity experts to meet customer requirements
  • Discuss data needs with engineers, product managers, or data scientists to identify blockchain requirements
  • Evaluate new blockchain technologies and vendor products
  • Implement catastrophic failure handlers to identify security breaches and prevent serious damage

Cannot be sped up

3
  • Evaluate blockchain processes or risks based on security assessments or control matrix reviews
  • Run infrastructure tests to examine the behavior of large peer-to-peer networks
  • Test the security and performance of blockchain infrastructures
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.