Grows with AI

Mathematical science occupations, all other

All mathematical scientists not listed separately.

AI Resistance Index 10 of 99

Among the careers AI is changing fastest: more resilient than 10% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is very high (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it very high), and US jobs are projected to change by +7.1% by 2035, faster than average. The work leans on creative vision.

AI can help with many of the tasks, and demand is still growing. Being fluent with AI is the edge here.

Median pay (2025): $81,490
Job growth to 2035: +7.1%
Openings a year: 200
People doing it (2025): 4,000
Usual route in: Bachelor's degree

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Where people already use AI for this work

Design computer or information systems or applications
Develop operational or technical procedures or standards
Communicate with others about operational plans or activities

From Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025).

Work AI rarely helps with

Analyze data to improve operations
Maintain operational records
Implement security measures for computer or information systems

What the work looks like

Write computer programs or scripts to be used in querying databases.
Develop or maintain applications that process biologically based data into searchable databases for purposes of analysis, calculation, or presentation.
Conduct quality analyses of data inputs and resulting analyses or predictions.
Confer with researchers, clinicians, or information technology staff to determine data needs and programming requirements and to provide assistance with database-related research activities.
Analyze or manipulate bioinformatics data using software packages, statistical applications, or data mining techniques.

From O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor.

Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook

Data scientistsGrows with AI, Index 22, +34.6%
StatisticiansGrows with AI, Index 20, +11.0%
Software developersGrows with AI, Index 18, +10.2%
Database architectsGrows with AI, Index 13, +9.4%

Also known as: Bioinformatics Analyst, Bioinformatics Specialist, Biotechnician, Scientific Informatics Analyst, Biocurator, Bioinformatics Data Analyst, Research Scientist, Research Specialist.

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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.