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Will AI replace industrial-organizational psychologists?

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists. US occupation 19-3032.

15.8%

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

Ranked 141 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 81% of them.Further along than 81% of them.

Average US job 7.7%

Well above the typical job.Ahead of most of the workforce.

What AI already does for industrial-organizational psychologistsWhat industrial-organizational psychologists no longer do alone

O*NET lists 25 tasks for industrial-organizational psychologists. AI use at work shows up in 6 of them. Each score runs from 0.5, where every observed use helps a person with the task, to 1, where every use does the task outright.

  1. Analyze job requirements and content to establish criteria for classification, selection, training, and other related personnel functions.Core task mostly automated 1.00
  2. Study consumers' reactions to new products and package designs, and to advertising efforts, using surveys and tests. mostly automated 0.99
  3. Develop new business by contacting potential clients, making sales presentations, and writing proposals.Core task mostly automated 0.92
  4. Provide advice on best practices and implementation for selection.Core task automated and assisted 0.81
  5. Assess employee performance.Core task automated and assisted 0.72
  6. Advise management concerning personnel, managerial, and marketing policies and practices and their potential effects on organizational effectiveness and efficiency.Core task automated and assisted 0.65

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

19 of the 25 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Analyze data, using statistical methods and applications, to evaluate the outcomes and effectiveness of workplace programs.Core task
  • Coach senior executives and managers on leadership and performance.Core task
  • Conduct individual assessments, including interpreting measures and providing feedback for selection, placement, or promotion.Core task
  • Conduct presentations on research findings for clients or at research meetings.Core task
  • Conduct research studies of physical work environments, organizational structures, communication systems, group interactions, morale, or motivation to assess organizational functioning.Core task
  • Counsel workers about job and career-related issues.Core task
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  • Develop and implement employee selection or placement programs.Core task
  • Develop interview techniques, rating scales, and psychological tests used to assess skills, abilities, and interests for the purpose of employee selection, placement, or promotion.Core task
  • Facilitate organizational development and change.Core task
  • Formulate and implement training programs, applying principles of learning and individual differences.Core task
  • Identify training and development needs.Core task
  • Observe and interview workers to obtain information about the physical, mental, and educational requirements of jobs, as well as information about aspects such as job satisfaction.Core task
  • Provide expert testimony in employment lawsuits.Core task
  • Review research literature to remain current on psychological science issues.Core task
  • Study organizational effectiveness, productivity, and efficiency, including the nature of workplace supervision and leadership.Core task
  • Train clients to administer human resources functions, including testing, selection, and performance management.Core task
  • Write articles, white papers, or reports to share research findings and educate others.Core task
  • Write reports on research findings and implications to contribute to general knowledge or to suggest potential changes in organizational functioning.Core task
  • Participate in mediation and dispute resolution.

How that compares

Among the 46 life, physical and social science occupations, industrial-organizational psychologists rank 14. The group averages 12.2%, and its most exposed job is Political Scientists at 45.2%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

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Just above in the ranking

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  2. 139Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film 16.5%
  3. 139Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 16.5%

Just below

  1. 143File Clerks 15.7%
  2. 143Logisticians 15.7%
  3. 145Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 15.6%

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.