Research microbiological or chemical processes or structures.

Research microbiological or chemical processes or structures. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 5 occupations and seen in 12 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Research biological or ecological phenomena. in Getting 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, 11 (92%) 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 7 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.025% 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.

• Identify the etiology, pathogenesis, morphological change, and clinical significance of diseases. · Physicians, Pathologists · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Study physical principles of living cells or organisms and their electrical or mechanical energy, applying methods and knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, or biology. · Biochemists and Biophysicists · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Conduct research on cell organization and function, including mechanisms of gene expression, cellular bioinformatics, cell signaling, or cell differentiation. · Molecular and Cellular Biologists · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Participate in the research, development, or manufacturing of medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations. · Biological Technicians · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Analyze experimental data and interpret results to write reports and summaries of findings. · Biological Technicians · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Study spatial configurations of submicroscopic molecules, such as proteins, using x-rays or electron microscopes. · Biochemists and Biophysicists · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Study the chemistry of living processes, such as cell development, breathing and digestion, or living energy changes, such as growth, aging, or death. · Biochemists and Biophysicists · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Research the chemical effects of substances, such as drugs, serums, hormones, or food, on tissues or vital processes. · Biochemists and Biophysicists · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools
• Research transformations of substances in cells, using atomic isotopes. · Biochemists and Biophysicists · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
• Study growth, structure, development, and general characteristics of bacteria and other microorganisms to understand their relationship to human, plant, and animal health. · Microbiologists · importance 3.6 · exposure with tools
• Study the structure and function of human, animal, and plant tissues, cells, pathogens, and toxins. · Microbiologists · importance 3.5 · exposure with tools
• Examine the molecular or chemical aspects of immune system functioning. · Biochemists and Biophysicists · importance 3.3 · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Physicians, Pathologists
• Biochemists and Biophysicists
• Molecular and Cellular Biologists
• Biological Technicians
• Microbiologists

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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  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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