AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 19-4031.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Chemical Technicians?

Conduct chemical and physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative and quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, and gaseous materials for research and development of new products or processes, quality control, maintenance of environmental standards, and other work involving experimental, theoretical, or practical application of chemistry and related sciences.

Estimated AI task exposure
66%

High exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

16 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

77/100

Physical moat

50/100

Human moat

21/100

Rating coverage

100%

16 task statements / 16 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Conduct chemical or physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative or quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, or gaseous materials.
Importance 88/100Relevance 90/100Frequency 78/100Weight 0.86
Maintain, clean, or sterilize laboratory instruments or equipment.
Importance 86/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 70/100Weight 0.86
Compile and interpret results of tests and analyses.
Importance 82/100Relevance 92/100Frequency 66/100Weight 0.82
Monitor product quality to ensure compliance with standards and specifications.
Importance 84/100Relevance 85/100Frequency 68/100Weight 0.81
Provide technical support or assistance to chemists or engineers.
Importance 79/100Relevance 89/100Frequency 63/100Weight 0.79
Prepare chemical solutions for products or processes, following standardized formulas, or create experimental formulas.
Importance 84/100Relevance 84/100Frequency 62/100Weight 0.78
Provide and maintain a safe work environment by participating in safety programs, committees, or teams and by conducting laboratory or plant safety audits.
Importance 80/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 44/100Weight 0.77
Set up and conduct chemical experiments, tests, and analyses, using techniques such as chromatography, spectroscopy, physical or chemical separation techniques, or microscopy.
Importance 84/100Relevance 75/100Frequency 68/100Weight 0.76
Write technical reports or prepare graphs or charts to document experimental results.
Importance 72/100Relevance 86/100Frequency 47/100Weight 0.71
Develop or conduct programs of sampling and analysis to maintain quality standards of raw materials, chemical intermediates, or products.
Importance 76/100Relevance 74/100Frequency 57/100Weight 0.71

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$60,390

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

57,540

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+4.9%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

8

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Helpers--Extraction Workers

5%

61 points lower exposure • 67% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,730 Growth 2025–2035: +1.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

61 points lower exposure • 67% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

9%

57 points lower exposure • 70% profile similarity

Median wage: $61,010 Growth 2025–2035: +10.9% Annual openings: 41

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Millwrights

5%

61 points lower exposure • 68% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,700 Growth 2025–2035: +0.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

8%

58 points lower exposure • 70% profile similarity

Median wage: $35,660 Growth 2025–2035: -2.4% Annual openings: 72

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

6%

60 points lower exposure • 70% profile similarity

Median wage: $57,020 Growth 2025–2035: +1.6% Annual openings: 14

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

  • routine information gathering
  • first-pass document drafting
  • standard reporting and summarization
  • repeatable administrative workflows

AUGMENT

  • research and analysis
  • quality checking AI-generated work
  • decision preparation
  • scenario generation

PROTECT

    LEARN

    • AI-assisted research
    • workflow automation
    • data literacy
    • prompt and workflow design
    • AI output verification

    AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

    What this score does not mean

    The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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