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Histology Technicians

Histology Technicians score 13 out of 100, which is low exposure to AI. That ranks #721 of 923 US occupations, where #1 is the most exposed. Of the 8 tasks in this job, AI could speed up 0 on its own and 2 more with extra software built on top of it. None of its tasks showed up in real AI use in April–May 2026.

13/ 100
Low
Rank
#721of 923 jobs
US workers
332,940for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
Median pay
$62,930a year
In real AI use
0 of 8tasks, April–May 2026

Task by task

Each task this job involves, as listed by O*NET, rated on whether a large language model like GPT-4 could cut the time it takes by at least half at the same quality. Tasks marked Seen in real AI use appeared in conversations with Claude in April–May 2026 (Anthropic Economic Index).

  • AI can speed this up on its own: 0 (0%)
  • AI can speed this up with extra software: 2 (25%)
  • Little or no AI speed-up: 6 (75%)
  • Archive diagnostic material, such as histologic slides and blocks.AI can speed this up with extra software
  • Stain tissue specimens with dyes or other chemicals to make cell details visible under microscopes.AI can speed this up with extra software
  • Cut sections of body tissues for microscopic examination, using microtomes.Little or no AI speed-up
  • Embed tissue specimens into paraffin wax blocks, or infiltrate tissue specimens with wax.Little or no AI speed-up
  • Freeze tissue specimens.Little or no AI speed-up
  • Maintain laboratory equipment, such as microscopes, mass spectrometers, microtomes, immunostainers, tissue processors, embedding centers, and water baths.Little or no AI speed-up
  • Mount tissue specimens on glass slides.Little or no AI speed-up
  • Operate computerized laboratory equipment to dehydrate, decalcify, or microincinerate tissue samples.Little or no AI speed-up

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How to read this score. Exposure measures how much of the work AI could speed up, not whether the job will disappear. A highly exposed job can change shape, with people spending less time on routine tasks and more on the rest. The score counts tasks AI can speed up on its own in full, and tasks that need extra software at half weight.

The ratings come from published research based on GPT-4 (2023). To show what's happening now, each task is also checked against the latest Anthropic Economic Index, which records which tasks people actually use AI for. That data is refreshed automatically when Anthropic publishes a new release. Read the full method.

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