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Will AI replace mathematical scientists?

9 jobs scored. On average 14% of the task time in these jobs still needs a person, and the family averages 61 out of 100 on Still needs a human, where higher is safer.

61
Average Still needs a human score, 0 to 100 ↑ safer. Will AI replace them? A little.
9
Jobs scored in this family
14%
Average share of that still needs a person
986k
US workers in these jobs

How the work could shift in Mathematical Scientists

The share of US workers in these jobs whose job would sit in each band, from today to 2060.

Today
0%
of US workers in this family are in jobs that mostly need a person (our top band, Nah.)
0% are in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)
By 2045
0%
of US workers in this family would still be in jobs that mostly need a person (our top band, Nah.)
99% would be in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)
By 2060
0%
of US workers in this family would still be in jobs that mostly need a person (our top band, Nah.)
100% would be in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)

Each job's score moves towards the bottom band (Largely: AI could largely do the job) by the year it could be largely automated, slowly at first and faster later, as adoption usually goes. Each job is run as ten scenarios across its replacement range, so every figure mixes early and late outcomes. The model stops at 2060. How the timeline works

Share of US workers in this family in each verdict band, today to 20600%25%50%75%100%2026: 78.9% of US workers in this family in jobs where AI could do a little of the work (A little.)79%2026: 21.1% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could partly do (Partly.)21%Today2030: 2.8% of US workers in this family in jobs where AI could do a little of the work (A little.)2030: 70.1% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could partly do (Partly.)70%2030: 27.1% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could mostly do (Mostly.)27%20302035: 9.1% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could partly do (Partly.)9%2035: 32.5% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could mostly do (Mostly.)33%2035: 58.4% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)58%20352040: 9.5% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could mostly do (Mostly.)10%2040: 90.5% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)91%20402045: 0.6% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could mostly do (Mostly.)2045: 99.4% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)99%20452050: 100.0% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)100%20502055: 100.0% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)100%20552060: 100.0% of US workers in this family in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)100%2060
Will AI replace the job?Largely.Mostly.Partly.A little.Nah.
Share of US workers in this family whose job would sit in each band, year by year. Updated with every release.
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YearLargelyMostlyPartlyA littleNah
Today (2026)0.0%0.0%21.1%78.9%0.0%
20300.0%27.1%70.1%2.8%0.0%
203558.4%32.5%9.1%0.0%0.0%
204090.5%9.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%
204599.4%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%
2050100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
2055100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
2060100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

Every job in Mathematical Scientists, ranked

How to read a row: the number is the Still needs a human score, out of 100, higher is safer; “AI replace?” is our answer to “Will AI replace this job?”; the bar is the task split: white AI does it, grey AI helps, amber needs a human.

Business Intelligence AnalystsComputer and Mathematical · 15-2051.01
54↑ saferAI replace? Partly.
AI does 56%AI helps 39%Needs a human 5%
20352033–2041
262k
$120,230
Bioinformatics TechniciansComputer and Mathematical · 15-2099.01
57↑ saferAI replace? Partly.
AI does 43%AI helps 42%Needs a human 15%
20362033–2042
4k
$81,490
MathematiciansComputer and Mathematical · 15-2021
60↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 18%AI helps 78%Needs a human 4%
20362033–2043
2k
$126,710
StatisticiansComputer and Mathematical · 15-2041
60↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 23%AI helps 71%Needs a human 6%
20362033–2043
29k
$105,650
Clinical Data ManagersComputer and Mathematical · 15-2051.02
61↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 26%AI helps 61%Needs a human 13%
20362033–2044
262k
$120,230
Data ScientistsComputer and Mathematical · 15-2051
61↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 0%AI helps 93%Needs a human 7%
20372034–2044
262k
$120,230
Operations Research AnalystsComputer and Mathematical · 15-2031
63↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 11%AI helps 65%Needs a human 24%
20362033–2044
109k
$88,940
BiostatisticiansComputer and Mathematical · 15-2041.01
65↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 8%AI helps 71%Needs a human 21%
20372034–2045
29k
$105,650
ActuariesComputer and Mathematical · 15-2011
70↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 0%AI helps 70%Needs a human 30%
20382034–2048
27k
$130,000