AI Career Radar

Epidemiologists

Investigate and describe the determinants and distribution of disease, disability, or health outcomes. May develop the means for prevention and control.

AI exposure28 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation30
Freedom to set tasks88
Repeating the same tasks40
$87,220Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+18.7%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (much faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
69Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Critical Thinking
63
81
Judgment and Decision Making
63
81
Active Listening
63
78
Speaking
63
78
Monitoring
63
66
Complex Problem Solving
62
81
Active Learning
62
75
Coordination
62
69
Reading Comprehension
61
81
Time Management
61
56
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
78
Social Perceptiveness
60
72
Learning Strategies
58
63
Instructing
58
56
Systems Analysis
57
75
Systems Evaluation
56
75
Service Orientation
56
56
Persuasion
54
53
Mathematics
53
69
Science
52
78
Negotiation
52
47
Management of Personnel Resources
50
53
Operations Analysis
49
50
Installation
48
0
Management of Financial Resources
47
28
Management of Material Resources
47
25
Quality Control Analysis
47
13
Technology Design
47
9
Equipment Selection
47
3
Equipment Maintenance
47
0
Troubleshooting
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
13
Repairing
46
0
Programming
45
16
Operation and Control
43
0

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

96/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$132,300
10-yr growth
+41%
Skill gap
8%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Service Orientation, Monitoring, Time Management, Social Perceptiveness

87/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
8%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Service Orientation, Monitoring, Negotiation, Social Perceptiveness

84/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$166,570
10-yr growth
+9.7%
Skill gap
4%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Negotiation

84/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$123,860
10-yr growth
+24.2%
Skill gap
15%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Management of Material Resources, Management of Financial Resources, Negotiation, Management of Personnel Resources

84/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
14%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Monitoring

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Epidemiologists could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.