Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · SOC 19-3011
Economists
high overlap 2023 task rating
What this means. In the researchers’ assessment, most tasks overlap in the 2023 AI ratings. The rating includes tasks that could require additional AI software.
What it does not mean. This is not the chance of losing your job, a measure of current AI use, or a test of today's tools.
Work and pay in Colorado
About 240 Coloradans work in this occupation. These statewide BLS figures describe the occupation, not the number of jobs at risk.
- Colorado employment
- 240 published OEWS estimate, 2025
- Colorado median wage
- $121,410 annual, 2025
Technical detail: score, comparison and sources
A score summarizes task ratings on a 0–100 scale. A percentile compares occupations with each other. Neither is a probability of job loss.
- Exposure score
- 61.7 0–100; published human task rating
- Percentile
- 95 higher rated overlap than 95% of occupations
Where it sits among occupations
This occupation’s score comes from published human task ratings (Eloundou and colleagues, 2023). Employment and wages are BLS OEWS Colorado estimates for 2025; no county imputation is used for those figures.
Similar occupations in this group
- Occupational Health and Safety Specialists some overlap 3,080 CO jobs
- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health high overlap 2,580 CO jobs
- Biological Technicians little overlap 1,990 CO jobs
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other substantial overlap 1,860 CO jobs
The largest other occupations (by published Colorado employment) in Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations — all 48 are on the group page.
Cite this page
Colorado AI Exposure Atlas
Martin, Christopher. “AI Exposure of Economists.” Colorado AI Exposure Atlas, 2026 edition. https://coloradoaiexposureatlas.com/occupation/economists/.
2026 Edition · Employment data 2025 · Compiled by Christopher Martin