The tasks · Political ScientistsSOC 19-3094.00
Research, data analysis & forecastingWhat can do this →
88% · agentMostly automatable
Writing reports, policy papers & legislative draftsWhat can do this →
87% · agentMostly automatable
Literature review & knowledge maintenanceWhat can do this →
85% · agentMostly automatable
Theory development & research planningWhat can do this →
82% · agentMostly automatable
Advising students & educational guidanceWhat can do this →
52% · agentPartly automatable
Teaching political science coursesWhat can do this →
22% · you keepBarely automatable
The team5 agents · 5 need no setup
Research & Forecasting Agent
Python · R · Tableau
● No integration needed
Policy Writing Agent
Microsoft Word · Docs · Adobe Acrobat
● No integration needed
Literature Review Agent
JSTOR database · Search · Docs
● No integration needed
Research Planning Agent
Microsoft Excel · Sheets · Docs
● No integration needed
Student Advising Agent
Email · Docs · Chat
● No integration needed
You keep this
Deliver in-person lectures and lead classroom discussionsServe on departmental and institutional committeesProvide authoritative public commentary and media appearancesOwn final decisions on research direction and policy recommendations
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.
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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.
