Epidemiologists, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

Also filed here29
  • malariologist
  • epidemiologist
  • histopathologist
  • clinical researcher
  • epidemiology analyst
  • nurse epidemiologist
  • state epidemiologist
  • medical epidemiologist
  • pharmacoepidemiologist
  • clinical epidemiologist
  • research epidemiologist
  • epidemiologist researcher
  • epidemiology investigator
  • infection control manager
  • and 15 more
SOC code
19-1041.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
18 activities
Activities an agent can take on
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · EpidemiologistsSOC 19-1041.00
88% · agentMostly automatable
85% · agentMostly automatable
82% · agentMostly automatable
78% · agentMostly automatable
48% · you keepPartly automatable
22% · you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents · 4 need no setup
Disease Research & Analytics Agent
R · Python · SAS
● No integration needed
Scientific Writing & Grant Agent
Microsoft Word · Docs · Search
● No integration needed
Research Design & Protocol Agent
Microsoft Excel · Statistical software · Docs
● No integration needed
Public Health Communications Agent
Microsoft PowerPoint · Microsoft Word · Docs
● No integration needed
You keep this
Approve final study protocols and research designsOwn accountability for public health program outcomes and policy recommendationsSupervise and evaluate professional/technical staff performanceMake final decisions on disease outbreak responses and interventions

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Research & analyze diseases, data, and samples88% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable
Write research articles, reports & grant proposals85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Develop research methodologies & study protocols82% · drafting and content production · mostly automatable

The full activity list

All 18 detailed work activities O*NET records for Epidemiologists, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.

Partly automatable 2

Partly automatable activities for Epidemiologists
ActivityJobs
Communicate with government agencies22
Advise others on healthcare matters6