Time left: 3 years and 5 months · Group: Life, Physical, and Social Science
The official job description
Investigate and describe the determinants and distribution of disease, disability, or health outcomes. May develop the means for prevention and control.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What epidemiologists do all day (for now)
Oversee public health programs, including statistical analysis, health care planning, surveillance systems, and public health improvement.
Investigate diseases or parasites to determine cause and risk factors, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission.
Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.
Plan, administer and evaluate health safety standards and programs to improve public health, conferring with health department, industry personnel, physicians, and others.
Provide expertise in the design, management and evaluation of study protocols and health status questionnaires, sample selection, and analysis.
Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation, and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings.
Oh hell yes. And sooner than you think. By my count you have 3 years and 5 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces epidemiologists?
3 years and 5 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which epidemiologists tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: oversee public health programs, including statistical analysis, health care planning, surveillance systems, and public health improvement. The rest follows.