Quality Control Analysts

Most exposed tasks

No task is classified fully automatable in this release. The highest-exposure task relative to this role is shown in the free snapshot above; the assistive work is detailed next.

Augmentable tasks

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

• Complete documentation needed to support testing procedures, including data capture forms, equipment logbooks, or inventory forms.65
• Compile laboratory test data and perform appropriate analyses.55
• Write technical reports or documentation, such as deviation reports, testing protocols, and trend analyses.55

Most durable tasks

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

• Ensure that lab cleanliness and safety standards are maintained.15
• Calibrate, validate, or maintain laboratory equipment.20
• Perform visual inspections of finished products.20

Task exposure values and classifications are published, versioned estimates audited against the anchored rubric. This page reads them from the data release rather than generating them at request time. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 37 puts Quality Control Analysts in the third quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this high is about the mix: 0 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 9 augmentable, and 11 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.

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

• $62,280median wage
• 73,910employed
• 10,600annual openings
• +3.6%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.

• Quality Control Systems Managers 42
• Validation Engineers 39
• Industrial Engineers 49
• Chemical Technicians 35
• Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians 43
• Food Science Technicians 38

How this score was calculated

FAQ — Quality Control Analysts

Will AI replace Quality Control Analysts?

This score cannot predict whether this occupation or any individual job will be replaced. It shows which tasks current and near-term AI can perform or accelerate, which tasks remain more durable, and where a worker can adapt. Employer decisions, demand, regulation, and how the role changes are outside the score.

What does a score of 37 mean for a Quality Control Analysts?

It means that, weighted across the 20 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 37 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?

This role has no strongly automatable task in the current data release.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Ensure that lab cleanliness and safety standards are maintained; Calibrate, validate, or maintain laboratory equipment; Perform visual inspections of finished products. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

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.