AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 15-1299.07
Will AI replace Blockchain Engineers?
Blockchain Engineers: AI can already handle 13 of 17 tasks; the work mostly needs a frontier-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 17 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Blockchain Engineers, from most to least exposed. 13 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design and verify cryptographic protocols to protect private information. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Develop a maintainable code base using object-oriented design principles, practices, or patterns. | Observed | Frontier | |
| Automate the deployment of software updates over geographically distributed network nodes. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Determine specifications for, or implement, logging. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Discuss data needs with engineers, product managers, or data scientists to identify blockchain requirements. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Implement catastrophic failure handlers to identify security breaches and prevent serious damage. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Run infrastructure tests to examine the behavior of large peer-to-peer networks. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Test the security and performance of blockchain infrastructures. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Update client and server applications responsible for integration and business logic. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Assess blockchain threats, such as untested code and unprotected keys. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Evaluate blockchain processes or risks based on security assessments or control matrix reviews. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Evaluate new blockchain technologies and vendor products. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Design and implement dashboard and data visualizations to meet customer reporting needs. | Observed | Frontier | |
| Design and deploy blockchain design patterns to make transactions secure, transparent, and immutable. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Design and develop blockchain technologies for industries such as finance and music. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Design and implement data repositories to integrate data. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Discuss and plan systems with solution architects, system engineers, or cybersecurity experts to meet customer requirements. | Estimated | Standard |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 2 of 17 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 15 of 17. 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
- 435,370
- Median annual wage
- $116,580
- Middle half of earners
- $79,370 to $157,500
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- +8.2%
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.
- Information Security Engineers 63% skill overlap, about 13 months to move Exposure58
- Robotics Engineers 63% skill overlap, about 13 months to move Exposure52
- Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 62% skill overlap, about 14 months to move Exposure58
- Electrical Engineers 59% skill overlap, about 15 months to move Exposure54
- Automotive Engineers 57% skill overlap, about 15 months to move Exposure51
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Blockchain Engineers and AI
Will AI replace Blockchain Engineers?
AI already handles 13 of the 17 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 67 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 +8.2% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Blockchain Engineers?
67 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. 2 of the 17 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 15 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Blockchain Engineers tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Design and verify cryptographic protocols to protect private information; Develop a maintainable code base using object-oriented design principles, practices, or patterns; Automate the deployment of software updates over geographically distributed network nodes. They are three of the 13 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 Blockchain Engineers, and what do they earn?
435,370 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $116,580 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +8.2% 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: Blockchain Engineers. 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/blockchain-engineers
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