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Biologist

3.7K UK workers · typical pay £32,000 · entry route Postgraduate degree (Level 7+). Projected growth of +8% to 2035.

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How AI is actually used here · measured · Anthropic Economic Index

55%

Augmentation

AI mostly assists

10.4×

Time compression

~6.5h → ~38min

2.79/5

AI autonomy

how hands-off it runs

45%

Automation

of measured usage

How the collaboration splits · the six measured modes

directive 32.3%task iteration 26.3%learning 25.8%feedback loop 12.4%validation 1.9%unclassified 1.2%

What people make with AI here

explanation / answer39%document / report19%advice / recommendation9%

Real Claude.ai usage mapped to this occupation's SOC group, Apr+May 2026, CC-BY. Claude users only; task times model-estimated; augment/automate is how AI is used, not a count of jobs lost. Method →

Facts · ONS + NCS

UK workers (2024)

3.7K

Median pay

£32.0K

Our scored call · a labelled hypothesis, not a measurement

AI exposure

6 / 10

Elasticity

7.5 / 10

2035 outlook

+8%

Exposure · 6/10

Why AI can do the work

Biologists face high exposure because a significant portion of their work—data analysis, trial planning, and report writing—is digital and highly susceptible to AI-driven acceleration. However, the requirement for physical laboratory work, field observations, and manual experimentation provides a protective barrier that prevents full automation.

Elasticity · 7.5/10

Whether demand expands when it gets cheaper

Cheaper biological research unlocks a vast latent backlog of drug discovery, environmental monitoring, and synthetic biology projects that are currently cost-prohibitive.

Trajectory to 2035

Headcount grows +8%, a Jevons-pattern curve.

Adoption scenario

×1.00 · Consensus

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Headcount projection · 2024 → 2035

Baseline 3.7K workers (2024) · % change vs baseline

Peak 2027 +10%2035 +8%

Peak headcount

2027

+10% vs 2024

2035 endpoint

+8%

4.0K workers

Time to −10%

–

Never crosses in model

Total wage pool

£0.1B

pay × jobs

Where this role lives

UK employment share by region, SOC-joined to 2112.

East

9.1K · 26.5%

South East

7.5K · 21.9%

South West

5.8K · 16.9%

Scotland

4.3K · 12.5%

West Midlands

4.1K · 12%

Yorkshire and The Humber

3.5K · 10.2%

Gender split

Relatively balanced: 49.6% women.

18.1K women · 50%18.4K men · 50%

Career pivots · same category, higher elasticity

Five roles with transferable skills and better demand dynamics.

Elasticity 8.5/10 · AI 1/10

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