Quality Control Analysts

Most exposed tasks

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

• Participate in internal assessments and audits as required.73
• Compile laboratory test data and perform appropriate analyses.68
• Identify and troubleshoot equipment problems.66

Augmentable tasks

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

• Investigate or report questionable test results.59
• Perform validations or transfers of analytical methods in accordance with applicable policies or guidelines.59
• Supply quality control data necessary for regulatory submissions.56

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 61 puts Quality Control Analysts in the most-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this high is about the mix: 13 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 7 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

• $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 63
• Validation Engineers 55
• Industrial Engineers 57
• Chemical Technicians 58
• Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians 51
• Food Science Technicians 65

FAQ — Quality Control Analysts

What does a score of 61 mean for a Quality Control Analysts?

It means that, weighted across the 20 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 61 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the most-exposed quarter 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: Participate in internal assessments and audits as required; Compile laboratory test data and perform appropriate analyses; Identify and troubleshoot equipment problems. 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.