# Will biology professors be replaced by AI? Updated October 2026 Biology professors score 48 of 100 for AI exposure. The largest share of their task time, 48%, is work AI speeds up while they stay in charge. AI can take over 15% outright, and 37% stays with people. - **15%** AI can do it - **48%** AI helps - **37%** Needs a person Moderate exposure Higher than 70% of the 923 occupations we scored. ## Task by task We graded 27 tasks, listed here from most to least exposed. AI can do 4 of them today, speeds up 12 and leaves 11 to people. | Task | AI exposure | | --- | --- | | Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records. Records and grade entry are routine data work. | 80% AI can do it | | Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments. AI searches and formats references quickly; human checks accuracy. | 80% AI can do it | | Prepare materials for laboratory activities and course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. AI drafts syllabi, handouts and assignments quickly. | 70% AI can do it | | Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others. AI drafts and grades exams; proctoring stays human. | 60% AI can do it | | Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers. AI drafts feedback and scores written work; instructor reviews. | 58% AI helps | ## How biology professors compare All occupations (923) Educational instruction and library (62) **Biology professors score 48**, marked by the dark line. Each dot is a score, darker where more occupations share it. The short marks show the averages, 37 for all occupations and 45 for educational instruction and library. ## Pay and outlook in the US Median pay $84,620 a year, May 2025 People employed 50,190 in the US, May 2025 Projected change in jobs +7.3% from 2024 to 2034 ## Skills to build - Run student grade and attendance audits in your LMS - Teach hands-on lab sessions with live specimens and equipment - Analyze class and research data in SPSS, SAS or MATLAB - Lead live seminar discussions and in-person office hours - Design lab courses and field trips with safety oversight - Maintain lab equipment such as microscopes and spectrophotometers ## Safer roles nearby 5 related occupations with lower scores. - [Chemistry professors45 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/chemistry-professors/) - [Agriculture professors45 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/agriculture-professors/) - [Forestry professors47 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/forestry-professors/) - [Physics professors44 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/physics-professors/) - [Graduate teaching assistants47 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/graduate-teaching-assistants/) ## Questions about biology professors and AI Will AI replace biology professors? Partly. About 3 in 10 working hours go to tasks AI can already do, mostly grade entry and attendance records plus preparing course materials. Lab supervision, classroom discussion and office hours stay with people because they need a person physically present. Which tasks will AI take from biology professors? Record keeping and bibliography work score 80 on exposure, the highest in this job. AI enters grades, totals attendance and searches and formats references in seconds. A person still checks the accuracy of the references and the final records before they count. Which tasks stay with biology professors? Lab supervision scores 8 on exposure, field trips score 5, and office hours score 12. Each one needs a person in the room to watch technique, manage safety, and talk with a student face to face. Those hours grow in value as routine paperwork shrinks. How can biology professors stay valuable as AI changes the job? Spend more hours on lab supervision, equipment repair and office hours, which score 5 to 12 on exposure. Use AI to draft syllabi and exams, then review each draft yourself in Word or Google Docs. Analyze class and research data in SPSS, SAS or MATLAB. ## Related jobs - [Health sciences professors50 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/health-sciences-professors/) - [Biological technicians39 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/biological-technicians/) - [Tutors57 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/tutors/) ## Next steps for biology professors - ### Check your job Your job title is a rough guide. Your actual tasks decide your score. Paste your job description or CV and see which of your tasks AI can do. 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