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Occupation · 2026 assessment

Physical chemistry Research Coordinator

The Physical chemistry Research Coordinator role combines repeatable operations with decisions that require professional context. The index measures task exposure to AI, software automation and robotics—not the probability that the occupation disappears.

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How risk may change

A forecast estimate, not a guaranteed scenario.

28%2026
34%2028
41%2030
50%2035

Which tasks are exposed

Risk applies to individual tasks—not to a person or an entire occupation.

TaskRisk
Searching and organizing scientific literature51%
Cleaning and preprocessing data50%
Standard statistical analysis47%
Generating hypotheses and experiment options40%
Conducting a non-standard experiment9%
Result interpretation and scientific accountability17%

Task map

AI replaces ↔ AI augments

Each task is positioned by AI capability and the degree of human involvement still required.

  1. 1Searching and organizing scientific literatureAI 51% · human 70%
  2. 2Cleaning and preprocessing dataAI 50% · human 76%
  3. 3Standard statistical analysisAI 47% · human 70%
  4. 4Generating hypotheses and experiment optionsAI 40% · human 67%
  5. 5Conducting a non-standard experimentAI 9% · human 91%
  6. 6Result interpretation and scientific accountabilityAI 17% · human 78%

Why technology can change this work

  • algorithms automatically allocate requests, resources and action priorities
  • AI accelerates pattern discovery and experimental analysis
  • laboratory platforms automate repetitive procedures
  • models generate hypotheses and candidate materials or molecules

What protects the occupation

  • exception management and coordination across multiple participants
  • framing meaningful research questions
  • a large share of value comes from human judgement, trust or personal accountability
  • causality and evidence-quality assessment
  • methodological and interpretive accountability

United States · before tax

Average pay and outlook

Estimated nominal monthly pay. The scenario reflects sector, demand and task resilience; it is not a guarantee of income.

2026$8 550per month
2035$11 550scenario estimate
2026: $8 55020262027: $8 85020272028: $9 15020282029: $9 45020292030: $9 75020302031: $10 10020312032: $10 45020322033: $10 80020332034: $11 15020342035: $11 5502035
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Practical next step

Where to move next

Do not restart from zero: carry your experience forward and add scarce skills.

AI Evaluation Engineer

Emerging role
New role risk16%
DemandHighDifficultyMediumTime6–12 monthsSkill fit72%

Materials Discovery Specialist

Emerging role
New role risk13%
DemandHighDifficultyLowTime3–6 monthsSkill fit87%

Bioinformatics Pipeline Engineer

Emerging role
New role risk13%
DemandHighDifficultyLowTime3–6 monthsSkill fit85%

Synthetic Biology Process Engineer

Emerging role
New role risk14%
DemandHighDifficultyLowTime3–6 monthsSkill fit83%

Dataset Curator

Emerging role
New role risk34%
DemandHighDifficultyLowTime3–6 monthsSkill fit81%

Model Behavior Analyst

Emerging role
New role risk19%
DemandHighDifficultyMediumTime6–12 monthsSkill fit64%

Job search and transitions

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Skills you already have

  • operational coordination
  • schedule management
  • issue escalation
  • research methodology
  • critical analysis
  • experimental work

Skills to build

  • automated-process orchestration
  • real-time AI recommendation supervision
  • computational methods
  • laboratory automation
  • reproducible research
  • scientific AI-model validation
CurrentPhysical chemistry Research Coordinator · 28%
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Keepoperational coordination · schedule management · issue escalation
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Addautomated-process orchestration · real-time AI recommendation supervision · computational methods

Sources and update

Updated: 2026-09-25 · Assessment confidence: Medium

International Labour Organization · 2025Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure

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World Economic Forum · 2025The Future of Jobs Report 2025

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O*NET Resource Center · 2026O*NET Database

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