Biological Technicians

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

• Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment.61
• Conduct standardized biological, microbiological or biochemical tests and laboratory analyses to evaluate the quantity or quality of physical or chemical substances in food or other products.60

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Isolate, identify and prepare specimens for examination.59
• Clean, maintain and prepare supplies and work areas.58
• Use computers, computer-interfaced equipment, robotics or high-technology industrial applications to perform work duties.57

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

The current data release does not distinguish durable tasks for this role.

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 57 puts Biological Technicians in the third quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this high is about the mix: 2 of 17 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 15 augmentable, and 0 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: audit how much of your week sits in the exposed tasks above — then shift time toward the durable set or investigate the adjacent roles below.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

No adjacent role in the current data release is at least 10 points lower with ≥50% skill overlap — we don’t label anything “safer” unless the data supports it.

Labor-market context

• $57,510median wage
• 69,620employed
• 9,100annual openings
• +3.5%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 62
• Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 67
• Agricultural Technicians 58
• Histotechnologists 66
• Cytogenetic Technologists 67
• Chemical Technicians 58

FAQ — Biological Technicians

What does a score of 57 mean for a Biological Technicians?

It means that, weighted across the 17 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 57 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the third quartile of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

The highest-exposure tasks are: Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment; Conduct standardized biological, microbiological or biochemical tests and laboratory analyses to evaluate the quantity or quality of physical or chemical substances in food or other products. Exposure is scored per task from structured data, not generated by a language model.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The current data release does not distinguish durable tasks for this role.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.