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Protective Services · Updated Aug 2026

Intelligence Analysts

Gather, analyze, or evaluate information from a variety of sources, such as law enforcement databases, surveillance, intelligence networks or geographic information systems. Use intelligence data to anticipate and prevent organized crime activities, such as terrorism.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
75/100
Very high

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

Replacement Risk
65/100
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
Confidence82/100
Task coverage83%

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
Gather, analyze, correlate, or evaluate information from a variety of resources, such as law enforcement databases.High
75
Gather intelligence information by field observation, confidential information sources, or public records.High
76
Analyze intelligence data to identify patterns and trends in criminal activity.High
76
Evaluate records of communications, such as telephone calls, to plot activity and determine the size and location of criminal groups and members.High
74
Collaborate with representatives from other government and intelligence organizations to share information or coordinate intelligence activities.High
75
Establish criminal profiles to aid in connecting criminal organizations with their members.High
77
Link or chart suspects to criminal organizations or events to determine activities and interrelationships.High
75
Design, use, or maintain databases and software applications, such as geographic information systems (GIS) mapping and artificial intelligence tools.High
69
Study activities relating to narcotics, money laundering, gangs, auto theft rings, terrorism, or other national security threats.Medium
77
Prepare comprehensive written reports, presentations, maps, or charts, based on research, collection, and analysis of intelligence data.High
74
Predict future gang, organized crime, or terrorist activity, using analyses of intelligence data.High
75
Develop defense plans or tactics, using intelligence and other information.Medium
75
Study the assets of criminal suspects to determine the flow of money from or to targeted groups.Medium
75
Gather and evaluate information, using tools such as aerial photographs, radar equipment, or sensitive radio equipment.Medium
75
Prepare plans to intercept foreign communications transmissions.Medium
76
Operate cameras, radios, or other surveillance equipment to intercept communications or document activities.Medium
74
Study communication code languages or foreign languages to translate intelligence.Medium
77
Interview, interrogate, or interact with witnesses or crime suspects to collect human intelligence.Medium
72
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

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

  1. Establish criminal profiles to aid in connecting criminal organizations with their members.77
  2. Study activities relating to narcotics, money laundering, gangs, auto theft rings, terrorism, or other national security threats.77
  3. Study communication code languages or foreign languages to translate intelligence.77
  4. Gather intelligence information by field observation, confidential information sources, or public records.76
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. Gather, analyze, correlate, or evaluate information from a variety of resources, such as law enforcement databases.01
  2. Gather intelligence information by field observation, confidential information sources, or public records.02
  3. Analyze intelligence data to identify patterns and trends in criminal activity.03
  4. Evaluate records of communications, such as telephone calls, to plot activity and determine the size and location of criminal groups and members.04
  5. Collaborate with representatives from other government and intelligence organizations to share information or coordinate intelligence activities.05
Where else this work leads

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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 dependency67
Physical dependency23
Adoption pressure64
Labour-market resilience51
Methodology & sources

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

Confidence82/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
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