Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
SOC Code: 19-1042
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologistss follow strict safety procedures when handling toxic materials to avoid contamination. This career typically requires extensive preparation (4+ years). With an AI-proof score of 78.6/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Reading Comprehension, Science, Active Learning.
AI-Proof Score: 78.6 — High
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Median Salary
$100,590
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Job Growth
8.7%
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Training Time
Extensive preparation (4+ years)
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Job Zone
Zone 5 / 5
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Training Cost
~$80,000
Key Skills
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Science
- •Active Learning
- •Writing
- •Critical Thinking
- •Complex Problem Solving
- •Speaking
- •Active Listening
- •Judgment and Decision Making
Common Tasks
- ✓Follow strict safety procedures when handling toxic materials to avoid contamination.
- ✓Evaluate effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, parasites, and microorganisms at various levels.
- ✓Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.
- ✓Prepare and analyze organ, tissue, and cell samples to identify toxicity, bacteria, or microorganisms or to study cell structure.
- ✓Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation, and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings to the scientific audience and general public.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation