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Science at work

82 jobs lean on it. O*NET rates it most important for molecular and cellular biologists.

Time card for molecular and cellular biologists: 21m of an 8-hour shift touched by AI or robotsTime card: Molecular and Cellular Biologists →

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O*NET defines science as: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

82 jobs on this site rate it as important or very important. In those jobs, AI and robots touch an average of 1h 34m of an 8-hour shift, about the same as the 1h 33m average across all jobs.

Good pay, least AI time

Jobs that lean on science, pay at least the $112,230 median for this group, and have the least AI or robot time.

  1. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons no AI or robot evidence · $352,220
  2. Preventive Medicine Physicians no AI or robot evidence · $265,930
  3. Nurse Anesthetists no AI or robot evidence · $236,590
  4. Podiatrists no AI or robot evidence · $160,300
  5. Optometrists no AI or robot evidence · $136,570
  6. Nuclear Engineers no AI or robot evidence · $133,970
  7. Chemical Engineers no AI or robot evidence · $125,040
  8. Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers no AI or robot evidence · $115,160
  9. Materials Engineers no AI or robot evidence · $112,860
  10. Energy Engineers 29m touched · $122,930

How much AI touches these jobs

Of the 82 jobs, 13 have no AI or robot evidence, 26 have under an hour, 28 have 1 to 3 hours and 15 have 3 hours or more.

Skills that usually come with it

Jobs that rely on science most often also rely on critical thinking (100%), reading comprehension (100%), active listening (98%), speaking (93%), writing (91%).

Jobs that rely on it most

  1. Molecular and Cellular Biologists 21m touched · $98,920
  2. Biochemists and Biophysicists 43m touched · $127,410
  3. Biologists 1h 52m touched · $98,920
  4. Physicists 2h 3m touched · $172,250
  5. Microbiologists 1h 10m touched · $87,990
  6. Astronomers 2h 58m touched · $128,820
  7. Medical Scientists 17m touched · $103,410
  8. Natural Sciences Managers 1h 25m touched · $167,220
  9. Chemists 3h 11m touched · $91,240
  10. Chemical Technicians 4h 53m touched · $60,390
  11. Geneticists 3h 36m touched · $98,920
  12. Chemical Engineers no AI or robot evidence · $125,040
  13. Nuclear Engineers no AI or robot evidence · $133,970
  14. Postsecondary Physics Teachers 4h 34m touched · $100,310
  15. Epidemiologists 19m touched · $87,220
  16. Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 4h 3m touched · $62,930
  17. Nanosystems Engineers 2h 15m touched · $122,930
  18. Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 2h 16m touched · $82,220
  19. Aerospace Engineers 1h touched · $134,960
  20. General Internal Medicine Physicians 2h 7m touched · $256,560
  21. Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers 3h 18m touched · $84,620
  22. General Pediatricians 1h 47m touched · $210,040
  23. Anesthesiologists 57m touched · $391,490
  24. Biostatisticians 1h 27m touched · $105,650
  25. Geoscientists 19m touched · $101,920

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Importance ratings come from O*NET 30.1, on a 1 to 5 scale; this page counts a job when the rating is 3.5 or higher. Time touched comes from each job's time card (how we keep time). See every skill or search by task.