Mathematical Sciences

12 careers in Mathematical Sciences, ranked safest first: the career with the lowest AI exposure score, meaning the smallest share of its day-to-day work AI can already do, is at the top.

Mathematical Sciences at a glance
MOAT CLASSIFIED12 of 12 total
NO MOAT9
HAS A MOAT3
MEDIAN AI EXPOSURE38 /100

Computer & Mathematical8

Mathematical Modeler

38

Mathematical Sciences

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO38%moving to83%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
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Statistician

38

Mathematical Sciences

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO38%moving to83%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
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Actuary

38

Mathematical Sciences

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO38%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Mathematical Modeler

38

Mathematical Sciences

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO38%moving to83%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
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Biostatistician

38

Mathematical Sciences

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO38%moving to83%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
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Statistician

38

Mathematical Sciences

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO38%moving to83%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
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Actuary

38

Mathematical Sciences

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO38%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Operations Research Analyst

60

Mathematical Sciences

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO60%moving to95%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSE
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
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Life, Physical & Social Science3

Forensic Scientist

19

Mathematical Sciences

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO19%moving to64%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSC
PHYSICAL MOATThe work is hands-on, in the real world. Software alone can't do it.
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Biophysicist

38

Mathematical Sciences

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO38%moving to83%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
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Geophysicist

38

Mathematical Sciences

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO38%moving to83%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
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Architecture & Engineering1

Petroleum Engineer

28

Mathematical Sciences

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO28%moving to73%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
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AI EXPOSURE = the share of a job's day-to-day tasks AI can already do today, from the same exposure engine used across this site (Anthropic labour market research, 2026, observed real-world AI usage by occupation). Higher means more exposed. It is a measurement of now, not a prediction. THE DOOR = how hard the job is to get into, grade A (easy) to E (extremely hard), from each career's published forecast (OpenAI, "The AI Jobs Transition Framework", Richmond 2026, CC BY 4.0). A card marked MOAT NOT YET CLASSIFIED has a real exposure score but no entry yet in our moat register, so we make no claim about what structurally protects it. Scorecard grades and verdicts are Careermash editorial judgment: we show forecasts as forecasts and own our conclusions. Salary and pathway figures are each career's own published profile. Careermash is a service provided by What School Ltd.

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