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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Tester” be Automated?

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“Tester” 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%

“Tester” 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

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

  • Collaborate with hydrogeologists to evaluate groundwater or well circulation.

  • Create photographic recordings of information, using equipment.

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

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

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

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

  • Participate in the evaluation of possible mining locations.

  • Collect or prepare solid or fluid samples for analysis.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Collect geological data from potential geothermal energy plant sites.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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