AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 11-9199.01

Will AI replace Regulatory Affairs Managers?

Regulatory Affairs Managers: AI can already handle 16 of 27 tasks; the work mostly needs a frontier-tier model.

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Every task, scored

The 27 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Regulatory Affairs Managers, from most to least exposed. 16 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.

Task AI exposure Evidence Model tier Importance
Direct the preparation and submission of regulatory agency applications, reports, or correspondence. 75 Estimated Frontier 4.5
Investigate product complaints and prepare documentation and submissions to appropriate regulatory agencies as necessary. 75 Estimated Efficient 4.5
Provide responses to regulatory agencies regarding product information or issues. 75 Estimated Standard 4.4
Represent organizations before domestic or international regulatory agencies on major policy matters or decisions regarding company products. 75 Estimated Standard 4.4
Direct documentation efforts to ensure compliance with domestic and international regulations and standards. 75 Estimated Frontier 4.0
Implement or monitor complaint processing systems to ensure effective and timely resolution of all complaint investigations. 75 Estimated Standard 3.8
Establish procedures or systems for publishing document submissions in hardcopy or electronic formats. 75 Estimated Frontier 3.8
Establish regulatory priorities or budgets and allocate resources and workloads. 75 Estimated Frontier 3.8
Monitor regulatory affairs activities to ensure their alignment with corporate sustainability or green initiatives. 75 Estimated Standard 3.5
Monitor emerging trends regarding industry regulations to determine potential impacts on organizational processes. 75 Estimated Standard 3.4
Monitor regulatory affairs trends related to environmental issues. 75 Estimated Standard 3.2
Contribute to the development or implementation of business unit strategic and operating plans. 74 Observed Frontier 3.5
Communicate regulatory information to multiple departments and ensure that information is interpreted correctly. 65 Estimated Standard 4.1
Review materials such as marketing literature or user manuals to ensure that regulatory agency requirements are met. 65 Estimated Standard 4.0
Evaluate regulatory affairs aspects that are specifically green, such as the use of toxic substances in packaging, carbon footprinting issues, or green policy implementation. 65 Estimated Efficient 3.1
Evaluate new software publishing systems and confer with regulatory agencies concerning news or updates on electronic publishing of submissions. 65 Estimated Standard 2.6
Develop regulatory strategies and implementation plans for the preparation and submission of new products. 50 Estimated Frontier 4.7
Participate in the development or implementation of clinical trial protocols. 50 Estimated Frontier 3.9
Coordinate internal discoveries and depositions with legal department staff. 50 Estimated Standard 3.4
Develop relationships with state or federal environmental regulatory agencies to learn about and analyze the potential impacts of proposed environmental policy regulations. 50 Estimated Standard 3.3
Review all regulatory agency submission materials to ensure timeliness, accuracy, comprehensiveness, or compliance with regulatory standards. 40 Observed Efficient 4.6
Provide regulatory guidance to departments or development project teams regarding design, development, evaluation, or marketing of products. 40 Observed Efficient 4.3
Develop and maintain standard operating procedures or local working practices. 40 Observed Standard 3.7
Train staff in regulatory policies or procedures. 35 Estimated Efficient 3.7
Manage activities such as audits, regulatory agency inspections, or product recalls. 20 Estimated Standard 4.2
Maintain current knowledge of relevant regulations, including proposed and final rules. 20 Estimated Efficient 4.1
Formulate or implement regulatory affairs policies and procedures to ensure that regulatory compliance is maintained or enhanced. 20 Estimated Frontier 4.0

Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 4 of 27 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 23 of 27. 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
622,190
Median annual wage
$141,900
Middle half of earners
$102,880 to $186,300
Projected change, 2024 to 2034
+4.5%

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.

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

Questions about Regulatory Affairs Managers and AI

Will AI replace Regulatory Affairs Managers?

AI already handles 16 of the 27 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 58 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 +4.5% from 2024 to 2034.

What is the AI exposure of Regulatory Affairs Managers?

58 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. 4 of the 27 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 23 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.

Which Regulatory Affairs Managers tasks can AI already do?

The tasks with the highest exposure are: Direct the preparation and submission of regulatory agency applications, reports, or correspondence; Investigate product complaints and prepare documentation and submissions to appropriate regulatory agencies as necessary; Provide responses to regulatory agencies regarding product information or issues. They are three of the 16 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 Regulatory Affairs Managers, and what do they earn?

622,190 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $141,900 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +4.5% 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: Regulatory Affairs Managers. 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/regulatory-affairs-managers

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