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Science & Research · Updated Aug 2026

Geneticists

Research and study the inheritance of traits at the molecular, organism or population level. May evaluate or treat patients with genetic disorders.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
79/100
Very high

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

Replacement Risk
69/100
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 coverage86%

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
Maintain laboratory notebooks that record research methods, procedures, and results.High
79
Supervise or direct the work of other geneticists, biologists, technicians, or biometricians working on genetics research projects.High
78
Plan or conduct basic genomic and biological research related to areas such as regulation of gene expression, protein interactions, metabolic networks, and nucleic acid or protein complexes.High
78
Search scientific literature to select and modify methods and procedures most appropriate for genetic research goals.High
78
Extract deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or perform diagnostic tests involving processes such as gel electrophoresis, Southern blot analysis, and polymerase chain reaction analysis.High
80
Evaluate genetic data by performing appropriate mathematical or statistical calculations and analyses.High
79
Analyze determinants responsible for specific inherited traits, and devise methods for altering traits or producing new traits.High
80
Attend clinical and research conferences and read scientific literature to keep abreast of technological advances and current genetic research findings.High
79
Prepare results of experimental findings for presentation at professional conferences or in scientific journals.High
81
Write grants and papers or attend fundraising events to seek research funds.High
80
Create or use statistical models for the analysis of genetic data.Medium
80
Collaborate with biologists and other professionals to conduct appropriate genetic and biochemical analyses.Medium
81
Instruct medical students, graduate students, or others in methods or procedures for diagnosis and management of genetic disorders.Medium
75
Verify that cytogenetic, molecular genetic, and related equipment and instrumentation is maintained in working condition to ensure accuracy and quality of experimental results.Medium
77
Conduct family medical studies to evaluate the genetic basis for traits or diseases.Medium
80
Maintain laboratory safety programs and train personnel in laboratory safety techniques.Medium
81
Participate in the development of endangered species breeding programs or species survival plans.Low
79
Develop protocols to improve existing genetic techniques or to incorporate new diagnostic procedures.Medium
78
Confer with information technology specialists to develop computer applications for genetic data analysis.Medium
79
Design sampling plans or coordinate the field collection of samples such as tissue specimens.Medium
63
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

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

  1. Prepare results of experimental findings for presentation at professional conferences or in scientific journals.81
  2. Collaborate with biologists and other professionals to conduct appropriate genetic and biochemical analyses.81
  3. Maintain laboratory safety programs and train personnel in laboratory safety techniques.81
  4. Extract deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or perform diagnostic tests involving processes such as gel electrophoresis, Southern blot analysis, and polymerase chain reaction analysis.80
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. Design sampling plans or coordinate the field collection of samples such as tissue specimens.01
  2. Instruct medical students, graduate students, or others in methods or procedures for diagnosis and management of genetic disorders.02
  3. Supervise or direct the work of other geneticists, biologists, technicians, or biometricians working on genetics research projects.03
  4. Verify that cytogenetic, molecular genetic, and related equipment and instrumentation is maintained in working condition to ensure accuracy and quality of experimental results.04
  5. Maintain laboratory notebooks that record research methods, procedures, and results.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 dependency56
Physical dependency31
Adoption pressure61
Labour-market resilience54
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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