Medical Scientists
(Except Epidemiologists)

Low Risk
25%

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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
22%
(Low Risk)
POLLING
29%
(Low Risk, Based on 330 votes)
Average: 25%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
11.5%
by year 2033
WAGES
$100,890
or $48.50 per hour
Volume
136,620
as of 2023
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JOB SCORE
8.2/10
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- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

22% (Low Risk)

Low Risk (21-40%): Jobs in this level have a limited risk of automation, as they demand a mix of technical and human-centric skills.

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Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Originality

  • Social Perceptiveness

User poll

29% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 22% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Sentiment

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Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists' job openings is expected to rise 11.5% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Very high paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists' was 100.890 $, or 49 $ per hour

'Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists' were paid 109.9% higher than the national median wage, which stood at 48.060 $

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 136,620 people employed as 'Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists' within the United States.

This represents around 0.09% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 1 thousand people are employed as 'Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists'.

Job description

Conduct research dealing with the understanding of human diseases and the improvement of human health. Engage in clinical investigation, research and development, or other related activities.

SOC Code: 19-1042.00

Comments (7)

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Low
08 Nov 2025 00:42
Yeah, I don't think there is a high risk. Medical Scientist I believe requires a lot of critical thinking, which AI can't replicate like humans. I think for research, there is a need for creative thinking outside of the box. Something AI can't do yet.
MedicalRobot
13 May 2021 04:34
With new ai and sensors being created and developed. Robots can diagnose and prescribe medication/treatments. Most of medicine is remember things and find patterns and robots can do that as easy
Harman
25 Jan 2026 11:43
No. Medicine isn't just pattern recognition, it's finding causality. Plus, this is medical scientist not a physician job roles, here you need novel hypothesis generation, originality, which aren't strengths for AI either.
Swiss
29 Mar 2021 14:47
Robots don't understand pain, so yeah.
Unknown (Low)
04 Oct 2020 14:54
Robots can't make a breakthrough in human science. Or can they?
annonymus (Low)
01 Aug 2020 14:38
it would be dangerous to make robots doctors
Jofran (Highly likely)
01 May 2019 21:20
I think that medicine will not be automatised
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