OBSERVED IN REAL USE · Anthropic 2026
38%
of this role’s work is already showing up in real Claude usage (Anthropic Economic Index).
Automate-adjacent. Keep the parts only you can sign off on.
54% of this role’s O*NET tasks are within reach of today’s AI. That is the core-weighted exposure score from Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”). It measures a capability ceiling, not a headcount forecast. Heavily exposed. Most of the tasks are within reach of today’s AI.
WHAT AI CAN ALREADY DO
- Prepare publications and reports containing research findings
- Collaborate with research workers in other disciplines
- Analyze and interpret data to increase the understanding of human social behavior
- Collect data about the attitudes, values, and behaviors of people in groups, using observation, interviews, and review of documents
- Plan and conduct research to develop and test theories about societal issues such as crime, group relations, poverty, and aging
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
- Develop problem intervention procedures, using techniques such as interviews, consultations, role playing, and participant observation of group interactions
THE HONEST PART. A percentage is not a pink slip. High exposure usually means a role shrinks and shifts toward judgment, direction and responsibility: the parts a model can’t sign its name to. Exposure ≠ displacement. Breathe.
"My job is 54% cooked. What’s yours?"
SOURCES: O*NET 30.3 occupational tasks · Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”,
arXiv:2303.10130) · Anthropic Economic Index 2026 (CC-BY) |
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last updated 2026-07-16