SOC 19-4061 · Job decomposition
Social Science Research Assistants
What this job actually does, classified into Automate, Augment, and Human-only. Decomposed from 25 canonical roles mapped to this SOC across Nuvepro's real-world JD corpus.
Tasks drawn from the broader SOC minor group 19-40% because the exact SOC has thin coverage in our corpus.
30,640
U.S. employment
BLS OEWS
$61,990
Median annual wage
BLS OEWS
44%
AEI exposure
Anthropic Economic Index
307
Distinct tasks
From 25 roles
Task mix (by distinct task)
Automate · 28 (9%)
Augment · 189 (62%)
Human-only · 90 (29%)
Automate
12 of 28
AI does it end-to-end
- Maintain organized records of procedures, protocols, and results.8 jobs · 2 roles · 90% confidence
- Record experimental data accurately.8 jobs · 2 roles · 90% confidence
- Enter laboratory orders.7 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Enter laboratory results.7 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Prepare valuation reports for senior management, internal committees, and regulatory bodies.6 jobs · 1 role · 67% confidence
- Compile lists of supplies to be ordered when needed.5 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Conduct library searches.5 jobs · 1 role · 80% confidence
- Gather quality metrics.5 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Maintain quality metrics.5 jobs · 1 role · 80% confidence
- Receive, sort, log client samples into the database, and prepare sample labels.5 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Check in and check out as required for all locations.4 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Enter PCMS data.4 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
Augment
12 of 189
Human + AI together
- Analyze data using appropriate statistical and analytical methods.7 jobs · 2 roles · 100% confidence
- Analyze process data, metrics, models, and flows to identify root causes of problems.7 jobs · 2 roles · 100% confidence
- Assess risk when business decisions are made.7 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Assist in data interpretation.7 jobs · 2 roles · 100% confidence
- Assist in performing laboratory activities.7 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Assist in presentation of data.7 jobs · 2 roles · 100% confidence
- Compile data using appropriate statistical and analytical methods.7 jobs · 2 roles · 100% confidence
- Ensure the accuracy of laboratory data.7 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Ensure the quality of laboratory data.7 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Report audit results to management.7 jobs · 2 roles · 100% confidence
- Contribute to research findings and reports.6 jobs · 2 roles · 100% confidence
- Prepare laboratory specimens.6 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
Human-only
12 of 90
Judgment, taste, accountability
- Perform laboratory experiments following established protocols and procedures.12 jobs · 2 roles · 83% confidence
- Perform other assigned duties.11 jobs · 3 roles · 100% confidence
- Prepare and handle samples, reagents, and solutions, ensuring accuracy and adherence to safety guidelines.9 jobs · 2 roles · 100% confidence
- Adhere to internal standards, policies, and procedures.8 jobs · 2 roles · 100% confidence
- Conduct routine calibration of laboratory equipment and instruments.7 jobs · 2 roles · 83% confidence
- Collect biological specimens.6 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Perform other assigned duties and functions.6 jobs · 1 role · 83% confidence
- Prepare laboratory supplies.6 jobs · 1 role · 67% confidence
- Transfer samples throughout the laboratory.6 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Work with front office traders, risk management, markets controllers, and other stakeholders to resolve valuation issues.6 jobs · 1 role · 67% confidence
- Archive, return, or dispose of client samples according to established procedures.5 jobs · 1 role · 60% confidence
- Ensure compliance with local and federal safety processes and procedures.5 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
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