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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Locator” be Automated?

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“Locator” 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%

“Locator” 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

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

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

  • Create photographic recordings of information, using equipment.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Participate in the evaluation of possible mining locations.

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

  • Collaborate with hydrogeologists to evaluate groundwater or well circulation.

  • Collect or prepare solid or fluid samples for analysis.

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

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

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

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

  • Collect geological data from potential geothermal energy plant sites.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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