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Research Assistant
Based on 10 assessments · 1 from real users
33%
Moderate risk
Average realistic automation risk across all Research Assistant profiles in the dataset.
Raw potential = I/O automation ceiling. Realistic risk = adjusted for informal knowledge and social context.
Score spread
Distribution across 10 profiles.
Middle half of Research Assistants score between 30% and 36%.
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Task breakdown by work type
Done entirely on a computer. High AI exposure — these tasks are already in the automation zone.
Physical sensing, digital output — e.g. interviewing someone then writing a report. Partially protected.
Computer input, real-world output — needs someone to act on it, not just software.
No computer required. Furthest from automation — the strongest human advantage.
Typical tasks
3 synthetic profiles for a Research Assistant, ordered by automation exposure.
Tab between them to see how task mix drives the score difference.
Writing research reports, methods sections, and results summaries
deep expertise
social core
23%
DD
19%
Coordinating with research team and principal investigator (meetings, status updates, feedback incorporation)
deep expertise
social core
23%
AA
5%
Literature review and database searching (PubMed, Google Scholar, institutional databases)
16%
DD
51%
Data collection and entry (surveys, experiments, observations into spreadsheets/databases)
deep expertise
social element
15%
AD
13%
Statistical analysis and data visualization (running analyses, creating charts/graphs)
7%
DD
62%
Administrative tasks (scheduling, ordering supplies, maintaining lab notebooks, compliance documentation)
7%
DD
65%
Lab work or fieldwork (specimen prep, equipment operation, sample collection)
deep expertise
social element
7%
AA
3%
Data collection and entry (surveys, experiments, observations into spreadsheets/databases)
deep expertise
social element
36%
AD
18%
Statistical analysis and data visualization (running analyses, creating charts/graphs)
21%
DD
62%
Writing research reports, methods sections, and results summaries
deep expertise
social core
18%
DD
12%
Literature review and database searching (PubMed, Google Scholar, institutional databases)
14%
DD
59%
Lab work or fieldwork (specimen prep, equipment operation, sample collection)
deep expertise
social element
7%
AA
6%
Coordinating with research team and principal investigator (meetings, status updates, feedback incorporation)
deep expertise
social core
1%
AA
4%
Administrative tasks (scheduling, ordering supplies, maintaining lab notebooks, compliance documentation)
0%
DD
69%
Data collection and entry (surveys, experiments, observations into spreadsheets/databases)
20%
AD
30%
Administrative tasks (scheduling, ordering supplies, maintaining lab notebooks, compliance documentation)
18%
DD
70%
Statistical analysis and data visualization (running analyses, creating charts/graphs)
16%
DD
63%
Lab work or fieldwork (specimen prep, equipment operation, sample collection)
deep expertise
social element
16%
AA
9%
Coordinating with research team and principal investigator (meetings, status updates, feedback incorporation)
deep expertise
social core
16%
AA
6%
Literature review and database searching (PubMed, Google Scholar, institutional databases)
10%
DD
63%
Writing research reports, methods sections, and results summaries
deep expertise
social core
0%
DD
16%
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