Will AI replace Biostatisticians?
Estimated risk score: 69 out of 100
High replacement risk
Estimate from published task research, not reviewed by a person · how we estimate
Within about 19 points for 4 in 5 of the jobs we checked (50 to 88).
For the occupation as a whole, from ratings of its 25 O*NET tasks published in 2023 and calibrated to our hand scores. A specialty inside it can sit higher or lower.
O*NET-SOC 15-2041.01 · Computer and Mathematical
Tasks rated in 2023 as ones AI could do or speed up
Tasks a GPT-4-class model could do, or do in half the time or less: 13 of its 25 rated tasks; the first 6 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Calculate sample size requirements for clinical studies.
- Develop or implement data analysis algorithms.
- Prepare articles for publication or presentation at professional conferences.
- Write program code to analyze data with statistical analysis software.
- Write research proposals or grant applications for submission to external bodies.
- Analyze archival data, such as birth, death, and disease records.
Tasks rated in 2023 as not sped up by AI
Tasks such a model was rated as not speeding up or taking over: 0 of its 25 rated tasks. In O*NET’s words.
None of its rated tasks.
What the job is
Develop and apply biostatistical theory and methods to the study of life sciences.
Also called: Biomathematician, NGS Biostatistician, Clinical Biostatistician, Research Biostatistician, Biostatistical Consultant, NGS Biostatistician (Next-Generation Sequencing).
Closest jobs we score by hand
In the same field (Computer and Mathematical). Different jobs, each scored by a person.
Source. This site includes information from the O*NET 30.1 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. (O*NET, CC BY 4.0.) Task ratings: Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock (2023), “GPTs are GPTs: An Early Look at the Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models”, data used under the MIT licence (licence texts). Our change: we averaged the ratings over this occupation’s tasks and calibrated them to our 0–100 scale. It is not a prediction about any one person and not career advice. Disagree? Write to hello@yourstopwashit.com. How we estimate