AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 15-2099.01
Will AI replace Bioinformatics Technicians?
Bioinformatics Technicians: AI can already handle 11 of 19 tasks; the work mostly needs a frontier-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 19 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Bioinformatics Technicians, from most to least exposed. 11 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participate in the preparation of reports or scientific publications. | Observed | Efficient | |
| Extend existing software programs, web-based interactive tools, or database queries as sequence management and analysis needs evolve. | Observed | Frontier | |
| Conduct quality analyses of data inputs and resulting analyses or predictions. | Observed | Standard | |
| Enter or retrieve information from structural databases, protein sequence motif databases, mutation databases, genomic databases or gene expression databases. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Confer with researchers, clinicians, or information technology staff to determine data needs and programming requirements and to provide assistance with database-related research activities. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Confer with database users about project timelines and changes. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Document all database changes, modifications, or problems. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Create data management or error-checking procedures and user manuals. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Package bioinformatics data for submission to public repositories. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Write computer programs or scripts to be used in querying databases. | Observed | Frontier | |
| Perform routine system administrative functions, such as troubleshooting, back-ups, or upgrades. | Observed | Frontier | |
| Develop or apply data mining and machine learning algorithms. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Design or implement web-based tools for querying large-scale biological databases. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Develop or maintain applications that process biologically based data into searchable databases for purposes of analysis, calculation, or presentation. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Test new or updated software or tools and provide feedback to developers. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Analyze or manipulate bioinformatics data using software packages, statistical applications, or data mining techniques. | Observed | Standard | |
| Train bioinformatics staff or researchers in the use of databases. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Maintain awareness of new and emerging computational methods and technologies. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Monitor database performance and perform any necessary maintenance, upgrades, or repairs. | Estimated | Efficient |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 6 of 19 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 13 of 19. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 100% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 100% of the work is something AI can address at some tier.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 3,720
- Median annual wage
- $81,490
- Middle half of earners
- $60,750 to $107,180
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- +4.0%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034. BLS publishes these figures by SOC code, so O*NET occupations that share a SOC code show the same figures.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- Bioinformatics Scientists 80% skill overlap, about 7 months to move Exposure60
- Biological Technicians 75% skill overlap, about 9 months to move Exposure62
- Biostatisticians 69% skill overlap, about 11 months to move Exposure57
- Biofuels Processing Technicians 65% skill overlap, about 13 months to move Exposure28
- Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 65% skill overlap, about 13 months to move Exposure56
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Bioinformatics Technicians and AI
Will AI replace Bioinformatics Technicians?
AI already handles 11 of the 19 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 62 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +4.0% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Bioinformatics Technicians?
62 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 6 of the 19 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 13 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Bioinformatics Technicians tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Participate in the preparation of reports or scientific publications; Extend existing software programs, web-based interactive tools, or database queries as sequence management and analysis needs evolve; Conduct quality analyses of data inputs and resulting analyses or predictions. They are three of the 11 tasks that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 100% of the role's importance-weighted task work. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.
How many people work as Bioinformatics Technicians, and what do they earn?
3,720 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $81,490 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +4.0% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Bioinformatics Technicians. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/bioinformatics-technicians
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