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Mathematicians
Conduct research in fundamental mathematics or in application of mathematical techniques to science, management, and other fields. Solve problems in various fields using mathematical methods.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Mentor others on mathematical techniques.No rating yet
- 02Maintain knowledge in the field by reading professional journals, talking with other mathematicians, and attending professional conferences.AI could speed this up a lot
- 03Develop new principles and new relationships between existing mathematical principles to advance mathematical science.People already use AI for this at work
- 04Disseminate research by writing reports, publishing papers, or presenting at professional conferences.AI could speed this up a lot
- 05Assemble sets of assumptions, and explore the consequences of each set.AI could speed this up a lot
- 06Perform computations and apply methods of numerical analysis to data.AI could speed this up a lot
- 07Address the relationships of quantities, magnitudes, and forms through the use of numbers and symbols.People already use AI for this at work
- 08Conduct research to extend mathematical knowledge in traditional areas, such as algebra, geometry, probability, and logic.People already use AI for this at work
- 09Develop mathematical or statistical models of phenomena to be used for analysis or for computational simulation.People already use AI for this at work
- 10Apply mathematical theories and techniques to the solution of practical problems in business, engineering, the sciences, or other fields.AI could speed this up a lot
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job loss42%of this job’s work time goes to tasks that people already do with Claude at work, counting tasks where AI only helps as half (2026).Anthropic, 2026
100%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 99% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Your human edge
AI touches every main task of this job in some way. Your edge is judgment: knowing when AI’s work is right, and checking it before it counts.
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