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Science & Research · Updated Aug 2026

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Study the chemical composition or physical principles of living cells and organisms, their electrical and mechanical energy, and related phenomena. May conduct research to further understanding of the complex chemical combinations and reactions involved in metabolism, reproduction, growth, and heredity. May determine the effects of foods, drugs, serums, hormones, and other substances on tissues and vital processes of living organisms.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
68/100
High

How much of this occupation’s work can be materially affected by current AI systems.

Replacement Risk
61/100
High

How likely exposure is to translate into reduced human demand.

Includes provisional estimates for AI adoption pressure and labour-market resilience. How this is measured

Evidence quality
Confidence83/100
Task coverage87%

Confidence reflects task coverage, mapping and capability-evidence quality, and how much of the score rests on provisional inputs.

Task-level evidence

What is driving the score?

Occupation scores are built from the task mix—not a single prediction about a job title.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
TaskImportanceAI impactExposure
Study physical principles of living cells or organisms and their electrical or mechanical energy, applying methods and knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, or biology.High
74
Teach or advise undergraduate or graduate students or supervise their research.High
64
Design or perform experiments with equipment, such as lasers, accelerators, or mass spectrometers.High
73
Share research findings by writing scientific articles or by making presentations at scientific conferences.High
73
Study the chemistry of living processes, such as cell development, breathing and digestion, or living energy changes, such as growth, aging, or death.Medium
73
Develop new methods to study the mechanisms of biological processes.High
73
Research the chemical effects of substances, such as drugs, serums, hormones, or food, on tissues or vital processes.Medium
73
Determine the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules.High
73
Manage laboratory teams or monitor the quality of a team's work.High
39
Study the mutations in organisms that lead to cancer or other diseases.Medium
75
Prepare reports or recommendations, based upon research outcomes.High
74
Prepare pharmaceutical compounds for commercial distribution.Medium
75
Study spatial configurations of submicroscopic molecules, such as proteins, using x-rays or electron microscopes.Medium
75
Isolate, analyze, or synthesize vitamins, hormones, allergens, minerals, or enzymes and determine their effects on body functions.Medium
72
Research how characteristics of plants or animals are carried through successive generations.Medium
73
Research transformations of substances in cells, using atomic isotopes.Medium
73
Design or build laboratory equipment needed for special research projects.High
73
Develop or test new drugs or medications intended for commercial distribution.Medium
73
Examine the molecular or chemical aspects of immune system functioning.Medium
39
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

Routine, digitized, and highly repeatable tasks face the greatest pressure.

  1. Study the mutations in organisms that lead to cancer or other diseases.75
  2. Prepare pharmaceutical compounds for commercial distribution.75
  3. Study spatial configurations of submicroscopic molecules, such as proteins, using x-rays or electron microscopes.75
  4. Study physical principles of living cells or organisms and their electrical or mechanical energy, applying methods and knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, or biology.74
Hardest to automate

Where people still matter

These tasks score lowest on automation feasibility—physical presence, judgement, accountability and real-world variability all resist end-to-end automation.

  1. Manage laboratory teams or monitor the quality of a team's work.01
  2. Examine the molecular or chemical aspects of immune system functioning.02
  3. Study physical principles of living cells or organisms and their electrical or mechanical energy, applying methods and knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, or biology.03
  4. Teach or advise undergraduate or graduate students or supervise their research.04
  5. Design or perform experiments with equipment, such as lasers, accelerators, or mass spectrometers.05
Where else this work leads

Related occupations

Occupations O*NET links to this one. Relatedness reflects shared work, not a claim that these roles are safer.

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Beyond AI capability

Adoption and labour-market outlook

Structural factors are kept separate from raw capability so you can see what actually resists automation. Adoption pressure and labour-market resilience are still provisional models—25% of this occupation’s replacement-risk weight rests on them.

Human dependency55
Physical dependency39
Adoption pressure72
Labour-market resilience57
Methodology & sources

O*NET 30.3 occupational data interpreted through the JobsVsAI capability, automation and structural-constraint models.

Confidence83/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
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