AI exposure in computer and mathematical occupations
36 occupations, 770 tasks, scored against the capability frontier of 2026-09-15. This family ranks 1 of 22 by median exposed share.
Reading this family
computedThe median computer and mathematical occupation has 57.2% of its weighted task load in work current AI systems can already produce, which is 33.0 points above the median across every occupation in the index. Weighted by how many people actually do these jobs, the figure is 55.0%, across 5,260,120 US workers. 36 of these occupations fall in the exposed band, 0 in assisted and 0 in untouched.
What holds the line across this family is context, at 1.85 out of 3, the highest of the five friction dimensions here. In plain terms the obstacle is knowing things a model cannot hold. The work runs on private, tacit or real-time organisational knowledge. This is the friction most likely to erode, because context is a plumbing problem rather than a law.
The spread inside the family is wider than the gap between families, which is the usual pattern and the reason this index does not publish a single number per group. Business Intelligence Analysts sits at 72.0%. Actuaries sits at 38.9%. Both are computer and mathematical occupations, and 33.1 points separate them.
Where the family score comes from
judgedMeans across all 770 tasks in this family. Capability is what AI can do; the other five are what stands in the way.
| Dimension | Mean | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | 3.27 | 0-4 |
| Embodiment | 0.28 | 0-3 |
| Presence | 0.37 | 0-3 |
| Accountability | 0.86 | 0-3 |
| Context | 1.85 | 0-3 |
| Verification cost | 1.40 | 0-3 |
Every computer and mathematical occupation
See them on the chart| Occupation | Exposed | Assisted | Untouched | Median pay | Tasks | Band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Intelligence Analysts | 72.0% | 22.7% | 5.3% | $120,230 | 17 | exposed |
| Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians | 69.3% | 21.5% | 9.1% | $116,580 | 29 | exposed |
| Data Scientists | 69.1% | 21.3% | 9.6% | $120,230 | 16 | exposed |
| Document Management Specialists | 67.2% | 24.0% | 8.8% | $116,580 | 23 | exposed |
| Database Administrators | 65.9% | 24.0% | 10.1% | $104,620 | 18 | exposed |
| Web Developers | 65.5% | 23.3% | 11.3% | $92,650 | 29 | exposed |
| Web and Digital Interface Designers | 65.3% | 23.5% | 11.2% | $104,000 | 30 | exposed |
| Data Warehousing Specialists | 65.2% | 26.4% | 8.5% | $139,500 | 18 | exposed |
| Biostatisticians | 63.5% | 25.9% | 10.7% | $105,650 | 25 | exposed |
| Database Architects | 63.4% | 25.5% | 11.1% | $139,500 | 25 | exposed |
| Mathematicians | 63.1% | 20.7% | 16.2% | $126,710 | 12 | exposed |
| Statisticians | 62.8% | 22.8% | 14.4% | $105,650 | 19 | exposed |
| Clinical Data Managers | 61.9% | 25.0% | 13.1% | $120,230 | 21 | exposed |
| Bioinformatics Technicians | 61.4% | 22.8% | 15.8% | $81,490 | 19 | exposed |
| Video Game Designers | 60.3% | 23.1% | 16.5% | $104,000 | 24 | exposed |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 60.2% | 25.0% | 14.8% | $104,300 | 30 | exposed |
| Web Administrators | 59.5% | 24.1% | 16.5% | $116,580 | 35 | exposed |
| Operations Research Analysts | 57.8% | 25.2% | 17.0% | $88,940 | 17 | exposed |
| Health Informatics Specialists | 56.7% | 27.6% | 15.7% | $105,850 | 17 | exposed |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 56.6% | 24.5% | 18.9% | $105,850 | 22 | exposed |
| Computer Programmers | 55.1% | 24.8% | 20.1% | $100,390 | 17 | exposed |
| Software Developers | 54.7% | 26.2% | 19.1% | $135,980 | 17 | exposed |
| Blockchain Engineers | 53.0% | 27.6% | 19.4% | $116,580 | 17 | exposed |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | 53.0% | 26.0% | 21.0% | $140,300 | 15 | exposed |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 52.5% | 25.9% | 21.6% | $99,130 | 20 | exposed |
| Penetration Testers | 51.9% | 26.7% | 21.4% | $116,580 | 22 | exposed |
| Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | 51.3% | 25.4% | 23.3% | $116,580 | 28 | exposed |
| Computer User Support Specialists | 50.6% | 20.6% | 28.8% | $61,860 | 16 | exposed |
| Digital Forensics Analysts | 48.8% | 28.4% | 22.8% | $116,580 | 20 | exposed |
| Computer Network Architects | 48.7% | 24.6% | 26.8% | $134,050 | 33 | exposed |
| Computer Network Support Specialists | 48.2% | 22.6% | 29.2% | $76,220 | 26 | exposed |
| Information Security Analysts | 47.4% | 28.0% | 24.6% | $129,180 | 11 | exposed |
| Telecommunications Engineering Specialists | 47.3% | 25.0% | 27.7% | $134,050 | 26 | exposed |
| Information Technology Project Managers | 46.6% | 25.1% | 28.3% | $116,580 | 21 | exposed |
| Information Security Engineers | 43.4% | 25.5% | 31.1% | $116,580 | 20 | exposed |
| Actuaries | 38.9% | 27.4% | 33.7% | $130,000 | 15 | exposed |
Exposure is not displacement. These figures say what current systems can produce and what stands in the way. They do not say anyone will stop paying a person to do the work. How the score is built.