Sociologists, task by task.

Every activity this job is made of, scored on how much of its output software can produce today and linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job.

SOC code
19-3041.00
Activities scored
6
Handed to agents
5
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · SociologistsSOC 19-3041.00
88% · agent
Research report preparationWhat can do this →
85% · agent
82% · agent
Grant proposal writingWhat can do this →
80% · agent
Data collection planningWhat can do this →
78% · agent
25% · you keep
The team5 agents · 5 need no setup
Data Analysis Agent
IBM SPSS Statistics · R · Microsoft Excel
● No integration needed
Research Reporting Agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft PowerPoint · Adobe Acrobat
● No integration needed
Research Design Agent
Qualtrics Research Suite · Microsoft Word · Web
● No integration needed
Grant Writing Agent
Microsoft Word · Web · Docs
● No integration needed
Research Planning Agent
Microsoft Project · Microsoft Excel · Qualtrics Research Suite
● No integration needed
You keep this
Final approval of research findings and interpretationsOwn accountability for policy recommendations to government officialsLead high-stakes consultations with administrators and legislatorsMake final decisions on research ethics and participant protection

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 what actually addresses it. Each one has a page of its own showing every occupation that does it.

Data analysis and interpretation88% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable
Research report preparation85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Research methodology development82% · drafting and content production · mostly automatable