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AI exposure Life, physical and social science

Will AI replace animal scientists?

Animal Scientists. US occupation 19-1011.

0.0%

of the time animal scientists spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of animal scientists' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 346 of 756 US occupations. No AI use seen in the work yet, along with 410 other occupations.No handover started yet, along with 410 other occupations.

Average US job 7.7%

Among the least exposed jobs there are.Still waiting for liberation.

What AI already does for animal scientistsWhat animal scientists no longer do alone

O*NET lists 9 tasks for animal scientists. None of them shows meaningful AI use at work yet.

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

9 of the 9 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Advise producers about improved products and techniques that could enhance their animal production efforts.Core task
  • Conduct research concerning animal nutrition, breeding, or management to improve products or processes.Core task
  • Develop improved practices in feeding, housing, sanitation, or parasite and disease control of animals.Core task
  • Research and control animal selection and breeding practices to increase production efficiency and improve animal quality.Core task
  • Study effects of management practices, processing methods, feed, or environmental conditions on quality and quantity of animal products, such as eggs and milk.Core task
  • Study nutritional requirements of animals and nutritive values of animal feed materials.Core task
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  • Write up or orally communicate research findings to the scientific community, producers, and the public.Core task
  • Crossbreed animals with existing strains or cross strains to obtain new combinations of desirable characteristics.
  • Determine genetic composition of animal populations and heritability of traits, using principles of genetics.

How that compares

Among the 46 life, physical and social science occupations, animal scientists rank 37. The group averages 12.2%, and its most exposed job is Political Scientists at 45.2%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

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  1. 346Animal Breeders 0.0%
  2. 346Animal Caretakers 0.0%
  3. 346Animal Control Workers 0.0%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.