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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Locater” be Automated?

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“Locater” will maybe be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 53% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

45%

“Locater” will probably not be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 45% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Assist scientists or engineers in the use of electronic, sonic, or nuclear measuring instruments in laboratory, exploration, and production activities to obtain data indicating resources such as metallic ore, minerals, gas, coal, or petroleum. Analyze mud and drill cuttings. Chart pressure, temperature, and other characteristics of wells or bore holes.

Avg. Annual Salary $58,220
Avg. Hourly Wage $27.99
Available Jobs (US) 9,710
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians #19-4043
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Set up or direct set-up of instruments used to collect geological data.

  • Create photographic recordings of information, using equipment.

  • Prepare notes, sketches, geological maps, or cross-sections.

  • Plan and direct activities of workers who operate equipment to collect data.

  • Record readings in order to compile data used in prospecting for oil or gas.

  • Apply new technologies, such as improved seismic imaging techniques, to locate untapped oil or natural gas deposits.

  • Collect data on underground areas, such as reservoirs, that could be used in carbon sequestration operations.

  • Plot information from aerial photographs, well logs, section descriptions, or other databases.

  • Prepare or review professional, technical, or other reports regarding sampling, testing, or recommendations of data analysis.

  • Participate in the evaluation of possible mining locations.

  • Test and analyze samples to determine their content and characteristics, using laboratory apparatus or testing equipment.

  • Adjust or repair testing, electrical, or mechanical equipment or devices.

  • Compile, log, or record testing or operational data for review and further analysis.

  • Assemble, maintain, or distribute information for library or record systems.

  • Evaluate and interpret seismic data with the aid of computers.

  • Interview individuals, and research public databases in order to obtain information.

  • Operate or adjust equipment or apparatus used to obtain geological data.

  • Read and study reports in order to compile information and data for geological and geophysical prospecting.

  • Assess the environmental impacts of development projects on subsurface materials.

  • Collaborate with hydrogeologists to evaluate groundwater or well circulation.

  • Collect or prepare solid or fluid samples for analysis.

  • Supervise well exploration, drilling activities, or well completions.

  • Conduct geophysical surveys of potential sites for wind farms or solar installations to determine their suitability.

  • Measure geological characteristics used in prospecting for oil or gas, using measuring instruments.

  • Evaluate and interpret core samples and cuttings, and other geological data used in prospecting for oil or gas.

  • Participate in geological, geophysical, geochemical, hydrographic, or oceanographic surveys, prospecting field trips, exploratory drilling, well logging, or underground mine survey programs.

  • Collect geological data from potential geothermal energy plant sites.

  • Inspect engines for wear or defective parts, using equipment or measuring devices.

  • Compile data used to address environmental issues, such as the suitability of potential landfill sites.

Technologies & Software

  • Microsoft Office software
  • SAP software
  • Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Inventory management systems
  • Petroleum Software Technologies
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Landmark SeisWorks
  • Consensus
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • Geographic information system GIS software
  • Database software
  • Dynamic Graphics EarthVision
  • Midland Valley 2DMove
  • Microsoft Access
  • Scite AI
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • Landmark Graphics GeoGraphix
  • NotebookLM (Google)
  • Llama (Meta)
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Seismic Micro-Technology KINGDOM
  • Clark Labs IDRISI Andes
  • Elicit
  • Geographic resources analysis support system GRASS
  • DeepSeek
  • Mistral AI (chat/models)
  • Martin D Adamiker's TruFlite
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • Microsoft Word
  • Schlumberger GeoFrame
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
  • Halliburton ProMAX
  • Geographic information system GIS systems
  • Global positioning system GPS software
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Techsia Techlog
  • Grok (xAI)
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports
  • petroWEB Global Seismic Library
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Perplexity AI
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Juniper Systems LandMark Mobile
  • Gemini (Google)
  • Parallel Geoscience SPW
  • Surface III
  • Golden Software Surfer
  • Semantic Scholar AI
  • IHS Petra
  • Glass laboratory crucibles
  • Jaw crushers
  • Gravitational field indicators
  • Calorimeters
  • Directional compasses
  • Power rock coring drills
  • Cryogenic magnetometers
  • General purpose burets
  • Digital chlorine testers
  • Laboratory vacuum pumps
  • Survey altimeters
  • Planimeters
  • Carbon hydrogen nitrogen CHN analyzers
  • Erlenmeyer flasks
  • Hand augers
  • Water sampling bailers
  • Dissolved organic carbon analyzers
  • Volumetric flasks
  • Dissolved salt meters
  • Gas chromatography equipment
  • Fluorescence microscopes
  • High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC equipment
  • Laboratory pulverizers
  • 35 millimeter cameras
  • Glass beakers
  • Glass dropping pipettes
  • Fourier transfer infrared FTIR spectrometers
  • Geological hammers
  • Desktop computers
  • Optical particle detectors
  • Ultraviolet-Visible UV/VIS spectrophotometers
  • Laser rangefinders
  • Hydraulic vibracorers
  • Earth drills
  • Chipmunk crushers
  • Spinner magnetometers
  • Phase contrast microscopes
  • Heated magnetic stirrers
  • Spectrophotometers
  • Digital cameras
  • X ray fluorescence XRF spectrometers
  • Stadia rods
  • Scientific calculators
  • Soil augers
  • Laptop computers
  • Turbidimeters
  • Magnetometers
  • Personal computers
  • Water distillation units
  • Groundwater sampling peristaltic pumps
  • Global positioning system GPS receivers
  • Automatic burets
  • Microwave digestion systems
  • Surveillance binoculars
  • Clinometers
  • Rock picks
  • Sample microsplitters
  • Glass funnels
  • Digital micropipettes
  • Rotary pulverizers
  • Conductivity indicators
  • Sieve shakers
  • Ground penetrating radar GPR systems
  • Top-loading electronic balances
  • Terrain conductivity meters
  • Rock saws
  • Digital seismographs
  • Piezometers
  • Soil core samplers
  • Total stations
  • Single crystal x ray diffractometers
  • Laboratory sieves
  • Portable dataloggers
  • Hand lenses
  • Fluorescence spectrophotometers
  • Abney levels
  • Digital hydrometers
  • Digital pH meters
  • Electronic digital theodolites
  • Shatterboxes
  • Dissolved oxygen meters
  • Hand levels
  • Glass graduated cylinders
  • Electronic laboratory balances
  • Laboratory drying ovens
  • Mass spectrometers
  • Electronic digital levels
  • Inductively coupled plasma ICP optical emission spectrometers
  • Scanning electron microscopes SEM
  • Pocket transits
  • Electronic distance meters
  • Total sulfur analyzers
  • Binocular polarizing microscopes
  • Proton magnetometers

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