AI Risk in Life, Physical, and Social Science: 46 Jobs Analyzed

Average AI risk: 57.0% . Average salary: $82,143 . Data updated March 2026.

Not all life, physical, and social science jobs face the same AI risk. Here's how 46 roles in this field compare.

Safest in Life, Physical, and Social Science

Forest and Conservation Technicians — 10.1% risk

Most Exposed in Life, Physical, and Social Science

Economists — 91.4% risk

All 46 Jobs

  1. Forest and Conservation Technicians — 10.1% risk, $86,200
  2. Foresters — 14.9% risk, $81,800
  3. Psychologists, All Other — 15% risk, $88,500
  4. Conservation Scientists — 23.0% risk, $81,000
  5. Biochemists and Biophysicists — 28.0% risk, $80,200
  6. Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists — 28.1% risk, $81,800
  7. Occupational Health and Safety Specialists — 28.6% risk, $82,500
  8. Agricultural Technicians — 29.5% risk, $82,500
  9. Microbiologists — 30.4% risk, $81,000
  10. Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health — 31.5% risk, $84,700
  11. Occupational Health and Safety Technicians — 31.6% risk, $83,300
  12. Chemists — 33.4% risk, $81,800
  13. Forensic Science Technicians — 34.9% risk, $88,500
  14. Soil and Plant Scientists — 37.1% risk, $81,000
  15. Food Scientists and Technologists — 43.8% risk, $80,200
  16. Nuclear Technicians — 44.3% risk, $84,700
  17. Social Science Research Assistants — 50% risk, $85,500
  18. Food Science Technicians — 51.8% risk, $83,300
  19. Chemical Technicians — 52.2% risk, $83,300
  20. Animal Scientists — 54.9% risk, $79,500
  21. Survey Researchers — 55% risk, $82,500
  22. Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers — 55.0% risk, $83,300
  23. Hydrologists — 55.4% risk, $84,000
  24. Materials Scientists — 59.3% risk, $82,500
  25. Biological Scientists, All Other — 61.7% risk, $86,200
  26. Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians — 64.1% risk, $85,500
  27. Physical Scientists, All Other — 65.3% risk, $62,200
  28. Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other — 70.5% risk, $63,800
  29. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists — 71.7% risk, $82,500
  30. Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health — 73.0% risk, $82,500
  31. Historians — 74.9% risk, $88,500
  32. Anthropologists and Archeologists — 75.5% risk, $87,000
  33. Biological Technicians — 77.4% risk, $82,500
  34. Geographers — 78.3% risk, $87,800
  35. Physicists — 78.7% risk, $81,000
  36. Atmospheric and Space Scientists — 81.0% risk, $81,000
  37. Astronomers — 81.1% risk, $80,200
  38. Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other — 82.1% risk, $63,000
  39. School Psychologists — 82.7% risk, $84,700
  40. Urban and Regional Planners — 83.6% risk, $84,000
  41. Clinical and Counseling Psychologists — 85.3% risk, $84,000
  42. Epidemiologists — 85.8% risk, $81,800
  43. Sociologists — 85.9% risk, $83,300
  44. Industrial-Organizational Psychologists — 86.7% risk, $83,300
  45. Political Scientists — 87.0% risk, $89,200
  46. Economists — 91.4% risk, $81,000