Intelligence Analysts
Machines can already do 52% of this job's tasks. By 2035 that rises to 73%. Most of the work is changing now.
Share of the work machines can do
Worldwide baseline, 2026 to 2050
Intelligence Analysts in 2026: the short answer
- Today: machines can do 52% of this job's tasks, and AI use is already seen in 4% of them.
- Forecast: machines can already do half of its tasks, and 73% by 2035, according to the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit.
- Size: 114,430 people do this job in the United States, on a median pay of $93,790 a year.
- Contact with people: it scores 69% for contact with people.
- Also called: Anti-Terrorist Analyst, Crime Analyst (Criminal Analyst), Crime and Intelligence Analyst (Criminal and Intelligence Analyst), Crime Intelligence Analyst (Criminal Intelligence Analyst).
Updated by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit. These are worldwide baseline figures; the Workforce Starburst shows them for your country. Go deeper: How ready am I? or an executive briefing.
How the work changes, task by task
The tasks that take up most of the day, with the share of each that machines can do in 2026 (dark) and 2035 (pink). Worldwide baseline.
| Task | Share of the day | Machines can do | 2026 to 2035 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gather, analyze, correlate, or evaluate information from a variety of resources, such as law enforcement databases | 18% | 50% to 72% | |
| Prepare comprehensive written reports, presentations, maps, or charts, based on research, collection, and analysis of intelligence data | 15% | 63% to 81% | |
| Analyze intelligence data to identify patterns and trends in criminal activity | 11% | 50% to 72% | |
| Collaborate with representatives from other government and intelligence organizations to share information or coordinate intelligence activities | 8% | 22% to 47% | |
| Link or chart suspects to criminal organizations or events to determine activities and interrelationships | 6% | 50% to 72% | |
| Validate known intelligence with data from other sources | 5% | 50% to 72% | |
| Design, use, or maintain databases and software applications, such as geographic information systems (GIS) mapping and artificial intelligence tools | 5% | 72% to 82% | |
| Evaluate records of communications, such as telephone calls, to plot activity and determine the size and location of criminal groups and members | 4% | 50% to 72% |
The skills this job runs on
The skills intelligence analysts use most, most used first.
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When will machines do half of the tasks of Intelligence Analysts?
Machines can already do half of its tasks. That is the worldwide baseline from the 311 Workforce Starburst, before adjusting for country.
Will AI take the job of intelligence analysts?
Machines can do 52% of the tasks of intelligence analysts today and 73% by 2035. The job changes before it disappears: the routine tasks move first.
Sources and citing
Tasks and their share of the day: O*NET 31.0, occupation 33-3021.06 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0). Pay and jobs: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. AI use today: Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Scoring and forecast: the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit; after 2035 the figures extend each trend, with lower confidence. Foresight, not advice.
Cite as: 311 Institute (2026). Intelligence Analysts: the outlook to 2050. 311 Workforce Starburst. https://www.311institute.com/jobs/intelligence-analysts/