UK AI Job-Risk Index · SOC 2010 3111
How exposed to AI are laboratory technicians?
50/100
AI exposure score (percentile of 365 UK occupations)
Medium#69
of 100 large UK occupations (1 = most exposed)
£21,159
median full-time pay (ONS ASHE 2020) · 69,000 employee jobs
Laboratory technicians sits in the medium exposure band: its abilities overlap with current AI applications more than about 50% of the 365 UK occupations the Department for Education scored. Lower exposure usually means more of the work depends on physical, practical or in-person abilities that current AI applications do not cover well. It does not mean the job will be untouched by technology.
Underlying scores: AIOE (all AI) 0.04, LLM exposure -0.16 (standardised; 0 is the average occupation). Skill level: Level 3. Pay and job counts are 2020 figures, so use them to compare occupations rather than as current salaries.
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Occupations with similar exposure
- Engineering technicians (51/100)
- Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. (53/100)
- Sports coaches, instructors and officials (47/100)
- Sales supervisors (47/100)
← #68 Engineering technicians · #70 Sports coaches, instructors and officials →
Source: Department for Education (2023), The impact of AI on UK jobs and training (AIOE scores); ONS ASHE 2020 Table 14. Exposure is not a prediction of job loss. Methodology · Embed this data
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