AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 19-3032.00

Will AI replace Industrial-Organizational Psychologists?

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists: AI can already handle 19 of 25 tasks; the work mostly needs a frontier-tier model.

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Every task, scored

The 25 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Industrial-Organizational Psychologists, from most to least exposed. 19 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.

Task AI exposure Evidence Model tier Importance
Advise management concerning personnel, managerial, and marketing policies and practices and their potential effects on organizational effectiveness and efficiency. 88 Observed Frontier 4.2
Write reports on research findings and implications to contribute to general knowledge or to suggest potential changes in organizational functioning. 85 Estimated Efficient 3.6
Analyze data, using statistical methods and applications, to evaluate the outcomes and effectiveness of workplace programs. 80 Estimated Efficient 4.5
Provide advice on best practices and implementation for selection. 79 Observed Frontier 4.7
Assess employee performance. 79 Observed Standard 4.0
Observe and interview workers to obtain information about the physical, mental, and educational requirements of jobs, as well as information about aspects such as job satisfaction. 75 Estimated Efficient 4.3
Conduct presentations on research findings for clients or at research meetings. 75 Estimated Efficient 4.2
Coach senior executives and managers on leadership and performance. 75 Estimated Frontier 4.1
Study organizational effectiveness, productivity, and efficiency, including the nature of workplace supervision and leadership. 75 Estimated Efficient 3.8
Provide expert testimony in employment lawsuits. 75 Estimated Standard 3.7
Write articles, white papers, or reports to share research findings and educate others. 75 Estimated Efficient 3.6
Participate in mediation and dispute resolution. 75 Estimated Frontier 2.8
Facilitate organizational development and change. 74 Observed Standard 4.3
Identify training and development needs. 74 Observed Standard 4.0
Counsel workers about job and career-related issues. 74 Observed Frontier 3.0
Develop interview techniques, rating scales, and psychological tests used to assess skills, abilities, and interests for the purpose of employee selection, placement, or promotion. 65 Estimated Frontier 4.5
Conduct individual assessments, including interpreting measures and providing feedback for selection, placement, or promotion. 65 Estimated Frontier 4.0
Conduct research studies of physical work environments, organizational structures, communication systems, group interactions, morale, or motivation to assess organizational functioning. 65 Estimated Efficient 3.7
Review research literature to remain current on psychological science issues. 65 Estimated Standard 3.5
Develop and implement employee selection or placement programs. 50 Estimated Frontier 4.6
Develop new business by contacting potential clients, making sales presentations, and writing proposals. 50 Estimated Standard 3.6
Study consumers' reactions to new products and package designs, and to advertising efforts, using surveys and tests. 50 Estimated Efficient 2.6
Analyze job requirements and content to establish criteria for classification, selection, training, and other related personnel functions. 35 Estimated Efficient 4.3
Train clients to administer human resources functions, including testing, selection, and performance management. 35 Estimated Efficient 4.0
Formulate and implement training programs, applying principles of learning and individual differences. 35 Estimated Standard 3.9

Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 6 of 25 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 19 of 25. 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
790
Median annual wage
$193,950
Middle half of earners
$107,310 to $222,280
Projected change, 2024 to 2034
+6.3%

Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.

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.

Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.

Questions about Industrial-Organizational Psychologists and AI

Will AI replace Industrial-Organizational Psychologists?

AI already handles 19 of the 25 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 +6.3% from 2024 to 2034.

What is the AI exposure of Industrial-Organizational Psychologists?

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. 6 of the 25 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 19 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.

Which Industrial-Organizational Psychologists tasks can AI already do?

The tasks with the highest exposure are: Advise management concerning personnel, managerial, and marketing policies and practices and their potential effects on organizational effectiveness and efficiency; Write reports on research findings and implications to contribute to general knowledge or to suggest potential changes in organizational functioning; Analyze data, using statistical methods and applications, to evaluate the outcomes and effectiveness of workplace programs. They are three of the 19 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 Industrial-Organizational Psychologists, and what do they earn?

790 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $193,950 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +6.3% 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: Industrial-Organizational Psychologists. 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/industrial-organizational-psychologists

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