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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Oil Scout” be Automated?

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“Oil Scout” 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%

“Oil Scout” 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

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

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

  • Collaborate with hydrogeologists to evaluate groundwater or well circulation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Collect or prepare solid or fluid samples for analysis.

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

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

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

  • Create photographic recordings of information, using equipment.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Participate in the evaluation of possible mining locations.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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