Will AI replace Operations Research Analysts?
AI reaches most of this job’s work.
62/100
Very high exposure
More exposed to AI than 94% of US workers.
- AI already used in
- 30% of the work
- As AI tools mature: up to
- 100% of the work
What the job involves
Formulate and apply mathematical modeling and other optimizing methods to develop and interpret information that assists management with decisionmaking, policy formulation, or other managerial functions. May collect and analyze data and develop decision support software, services, or products. May develop and supply optimal time, cost, or logistics networks for program evaluation, review, or implementation.
Where AI reaches the work
The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.
Already happening(6)
- Formulate mathematical or simulation models of problems, relating constants and variables, restrictions, alternatives, conflicting objectives, and their numerical parameters.
- Analyze information obtained from management to conceptualize and define operational problems.
- Study and analyze information about alternative courses of action to determine which plan will offer the best outcomes.
- Prepare management reports defining and evaluating problems and recommending solutions.
- Collaborate with senior managers and decision makers to identify and solve a variety of problems and to clarify management objectives.
and 1 more
Within reach(10)
- Present the results of mathematical modeling and data analysis to management or other end users.
- Perform validation and testing of models to ensure adequacy, and reformulate models, as necessary.
- Collaborate with others in the organization to ensure successful implementation of chosen problem solutions.
- Observe the current system in operation, and gather and analyze information about each of the component problems, using a variety of sources.
- Define data requirements, and gather and validate information, applying judgment and statistical tests.
and 5 more
Also called
Operations Research Analyst (Ops Research Analyst) · Operations Analyst (Ops Analyst) · Ops Analyst · Ops Research Analyst · Researcher · File System Installer · Forms Analyst · Liaison Planner
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- Database Architects59/100
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- Software Developers48/100
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What these numbers mean
The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.
“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.
The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.
Sources
- O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
- GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs (task labels), Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin & Rock (2023), OpenAI and University of Pennsylvania
- Anthropic Economic Index: labor market impacts (task penetration), Anthropic
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national and metropolitan areas), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics