Very low exposure
12 Oct 2026
16 hours ago · sources: BLS OES (approx) · O*NET
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15 core tasks shown
Materials Scientists Lower exposure: only 0 of 15 core tasks show high task automation potential : exposure 8/100 (very low exposure).
No model has published evidence mapped to this occupation yet - the score comes from generic task assessment.
Score breakdown
Why this score?
Every component is stored with the score row and can be recomputed from the evidence table.
Methodology 2026-09-a · score v1.0 · input hash edcb6adbcb92dde7
Strength of current models on the capabilities this job's tasks require.
Task-level exposure, weighted by task importance. A component of the headline, not the headline itself.
Evidence that AI is actually being used for this work.
Observed changes in postings, employment or earnings.
Quantity and source quality of the evidence behind the score.
0 evidence item(s) contribute. Calculated 16 hours ago. 12 Oct 2026 UTC.
Overview
Research and study the structures and chemical properties of various natural and synthetic or composite materials, including metals, alloys, rubber, ceramics, semiconductors, polymers, and glass. Determine ways to strengthen or combine materials or develop new materials with new or specific properties for use in a variety of products and applications. Includes glass scientists, ceramic scientists, metallurgical scientists, and polymer scientists.
Employment
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approx. BLS OES
Median wage
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approx. BLS OES
Tasks tracked
15
linked to this occupation
Employment and wage values are approximate reference figures from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics programme, stored with an approximation flag. Verify against the O*NET record and BLS before quoting them.
Tasks
Task-level automation exposure
Core tasks only. Exposure describes how much of the task output current AI can produce or substantially assist - not whether the task disappears. Secondary shared-baseline edges are hidden until per-occupation curation is complete.
core task · importance 4.4/5
core task · importance 4.4/5
core task · importance 4.2/5
core task · importance 4.2/5
core task · importance 4.1/5
core task · importance 4.1/5
core task · importance 4/5
core task · importance 4/5
core task · importance 3.8/5
core task · importance 3.8/5
core task · importance 3.8/5
core task · importance 3.8/5
core task · importance 3.7/5
core task · importance 3.6/5
core task · importance 3.5/5
Evidence
Evidence trail
0 attributed item(s). Confidence reflects study design: randomised and production deployments score higher than platform observations, which score higher than projections.
No occupation-specific evidence has been mapped yet. This occupation is scored from generic task assessment only - a genuinely weaker basis, and the reason its score is marked low-confidence.
Historical trend
Exposure over time
Backcast series: recomputed at quarterly checkpoints using only the models and evidence published by each date.
Reconstruction, not measurement. 9 observed daily snapshot(s) exist for this occupation; the earlier part of the curve is derived by applying the current methodology to the model releases and published evidence available at each past date.
Recent events
Signals affecting this occupation
No events match this filter yet. New verified events appear here as analysis completes.
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