Analyze chemical compounds or substances.

Analyze chemical compounds or substances. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 8 occupations and seen in 12 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Analyze biological or chemical substances or related data. in Analyzing Data or Information .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 12 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 8 (67%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

The Anthropic Economic Index observes real AI use on 9 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.058% per task.

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications. · Pharmacists · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Conduct chemical or physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative or quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, or gaseous materials. · Chemical Technicians · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Set up and conduct chemical experiments, tests, and analyses, using techniques such as chromatography, spectroscopy, physical or chemical separation techniques, or microscopy. · Chemical Technicians · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Analyze test results to classify products or compare results with standard tables. · Food Science Technicians · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Examine chemical or biological samples to identify cell structures or to locate bacteria or extraneous material, using a microscope. · Food Science Technicians · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Analyze organic or inorganic compounds to determine chemical or physical properties, composition, structure, relationships, or reactions, using chromatography, spectroscopy, or spectrophotometry techniques. · Chemists · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Induce changes in composition of substances by introducing heat, light, energy, or chemical catalysts for quantitative or qualitative analysis. · Chemists · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Compute moisture or salt content, percentages of ingredients, formulas, or other product factors, using mathematical and chemical procedures. · Food Science Technicians · importance 3.8 · direct LLM exposure
• Conduct standardized biological, microbiological or biochemical tests and laboratory analyses to evaluate the quantity or quality of physical or chemical substances in food or other products. · Biological Technicians · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools
• Measure salinity, acidity, light, oxygen content, and other physical conditions of water to determine their relationship to aquatic life. · Biologists · importance 3.6 · exposure with tools
• Conduct chemical analyses of substances such as acids, alcohols, and enzymes. · Microbiologists · importance 3.3 · no direct exposure
• Examine and analyze material for presence and concentration of contaminants, such as asbestos, using variety of microscopes. · Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health · importance 3.0 · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Pharmacists
• Chemical Technicians
• Food Science Technicians
• Chemists
• Biological Technicians
• Biologists
• Microbiologists
• Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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