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How exposed to AI is a Epidemiologist?

Of the 15 tasks O*NET lists for epidemiologists, 5 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 4 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
Chronic Disease EpidemiologistCommunicable Diseases SpecialistEnvironmental EpidemiologistEpidemiologistEpidemiology InvestigatorInfection Control Practitioner (ICP)Nurse EpidemiologistPublic Health EpidemiologistResearch EpidemiologistState Epidemiologist
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
15
tasks rated for this occupation
100%
hold a degree, from a survey of only 18
8k
people do this job in the US
30 of 60
least protected in science

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

5
  • Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease
  • Provide expertise in the design, management and evaluation of study protocols and health status questionnaires, sample selection, and analysis
  • Plan, administer and evaluate health safety standards and programs to improve public health, conferring with health department, industry personnel, physicians, and others
  • Educate healthcare workers, patients, and the public about infectious and communicable diseases, including disease transmission and prevention
  • Consult with and advise physicians, educators, researchers, government health officials and others regarding medical applications of sciences, such as physics, biology, and chemistry

Only with software built on top

6
  • Monitor and report incidents of infectious diseases to local and state health agencies
  • Investigate diseases or parasites to determine cause and risk factors, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission
  • Communicate research findings on various types of diseases to health practitioners, policy makers, and the public
  • Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation, and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings
  • Identify and analyze public health issues related to foodborne parasitic diseases and their impact on public policies, scientific studies, or surveys
  • Standardize drug dosages, methods of immunization, and procedures for manufacture of drugs and medicinal compounds

Cannot be sped up

4
  • Oversee public health programs, including statistical analysis, health care planning, surveillance systems, and public health improvement
  • Supervise professional, technical, and clerical personnel
  • Teach principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and technicians
  • Prepare and analyze samples to study effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, or microorganisms on cell structure and tissue
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.