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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Biological Science Aide” be Automated?

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AI Exposure Risk

42%

“Biological Science Aide” will probably not 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 42% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

55%

“Biological Science Aide” will maybe be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 55% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Forest and Conservation Technicians, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Provide technical assistance regarding the conservation of soil, water, forests, or related natural resources. May compile data pertaining to size, content, condition, and other characteristics of forest tracts under the direction of foresters, or train and lead forest workers in forest propagation and fire prevention and suppression. May assist conservation scientists in managing, improving, and protecting rangelands and wildlife habitats.

Avg. Annual Salary $56,660
Avg. Hourly Wage $27.24
Available Jobs (US) 31,080
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Forest and Conservation Technicians #19-4071
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Forest and Conservation Technicians”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Issue fire permits, timber permits, and other forest use licenses.

  • Inspect trees and collect samples of plants, seeds, foliage, bark, and roots to locate insect and disease damage.

  • Supervise forest nursery operations, timber harvesting, land use activities such as livestock grazing, and disease or insect control programs.

  • Manage forest protection activities, including fire control, fire crew training, and coordination of fire detection and public education programs.

  • Map forest tract data using digital mapping systems.

  • Train and lead forest and conservation workers in seasonal activities, such as planting tree seedlings, putting out forest fires, and maintaining recreational facilities.

  • Measure distances, clean sightlines, and record data to help survey crews.

  • Conduct laboratory or field experiments with plants, animals, insects, diseases, and soils.

  • Select and mark trees for thinning or logging, drawing detailed plans that include access roads.

  • Keep records of the amount and condition of logs taken to mills.

  • Thin and space trees and control weeds and undergrowth, using manual tools and chemicals, or supervise workers performing these tasks.

  • Develop and maintain computer databases.

  • Patrol park or forest areas to protect resources and prevent damage.

  • Survey, measure, and map access roads and forest areas such as burns, cut-over areas, experimental plots, and timber sales sections.

  • Provide forestry education and general information, advice, and recommendations to woodlot owners, community organizations, and the general public.

  • Provide technical support to forestry research programs in areas such as tree improvement, seed orchard operations, insect and disease surveys, or experimental forestry and forest engineering research.

  • Plan and supervise construction of access routes and forest roads.

  • Monitor activities of logging companies and contractors.

  • Provide information about, and enforce, regulations, such as those concerning environmental protection, resource utilization, fire safety, and accident prevention.

  • Perform reforestation or forest renewal, including nursery and silviculture operations, site preparation, seeding and tree planting programs, cone collection, and tree improvement.

Technologies & Software

  • Spreadsheet software
  • Geographic information system GIS systems
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
  • Fire behavior modeling software
  • Computer aided design CAD software
  • JRP Consulting Plant Wizard
  • Scite AI
  • Microsoft Word
  • Traverse PC
  • Microsoft Access
  • LJI Technologies Lumberjack
  • Forest EcoSurvey
  • Photogrammetric software
  • Semantic Scholar AI
  • Assisi Compiler
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • Assisi Forest
  • HARVEST
  • Ben Meadows Yeoman Expedition
  • Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Elicit
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Database software
  • RockWare ArcMap
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Perplexity AI
  • Haglof Sweden AB TCruise Forest Inventory
  • Word processing software
  • PhoenixPRO Forest Activity Tracking
  • Facebook
  • JRP Consulting Survey Wizard
  • Microsoft Office software
  • ESRI ArcView
  • Web browser software
  • Mistral AI (chat/models)
  • NotebookLM (Google)
  • USDA Forest Vegetation Simulator FVS
  • Autodesk AutoCAD LT
  • Allegro Landmark
  • Desktop publishing software
  • Corel Presentation
  • Computer graphics software
  • Assisi Inventory
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • LoggerPC software
  • Atterbury Consultants SuperAce
  • Consensus
  • Remote sensing software
  • Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP
  • Watermark soil moisture data collectors
  • Seines
  • Water monitoring meters
  • Increment borers
  • Planters
  • Laser tree measuring devices
  • Magnetic locators
  • Tensiometers
  • Field personal computers PC
  • Metal detectors
  • Excavators
  • Soil augers
  • Handheld refractometers
  • Brush trucks
  • Leaf area meter scanning instruments
  • Two way radios
  • Crown densitometers
  • Water monitoring samplers
  • Wedges
  • Mantax computer tree calipers
  • Farm tractors
  • Lawn mowers
  • Prisms
  • Laser rangefinders
  • Laser surveying equipment
  • Terrain torches
  • Wildland fire pumper trucks
  • Tree corers
  • Truck cranes
  • Airboats
  • Forklifts
  • Shovels
  • Rubber-tired bulldozers
  • Tree planter spades
  • Clearing hooks
  • Measuring wheels
  • Notebook computers
  • Pickup trucks
  • Clinometers
  • Forestry rain gauges
  • Survey transits
  • Macroalgae harvesters
  • Electroshocking boats
  • Video editing equipment
  • Global positioning system GPS data collectors
  • Diameter tapes
  • Boats
  • Snowplows
  • Dibblers
  • Basal area factor BAF prisms
  • Calipers
  • Relaskops
  • Stadia rods
  • Gunjets for pressurized sprayers
  • Water samplers
  • Water trucks
  • Trail motorbikes
  • Remote video cameras
  • McLeod tools
  • Chain saws
  • Theodolites
  • Digital cameras
  • Pruning saws
  • Aerial bucket trucks
  • Sprayers
  • Winches
  • Bulldozers
  • Moisture meters
  • Desktop computers
  • Planimeters
  • All terrain vehicles ATV
  • Loggers' tapes
  • Backhoes
  • Personal computers
  • Pocket transits
  • Fertilizer spreaders
  • Water level recorders
  • Remote sensing equipment
  • Seed drills
  • Fire plows
  • Survey levels
  • Aquatic weed harvesters
  • Soil moisture meters
  • Pulaski tools
  • Soil probes
  • Trucks
  • Hydraulic truck-mounted cranes
  • Total stations
  • Geological compasses
  • Frame nets
  • Slurry buckets
  • Electronic rain gauges ERR
  • Brush hooks
  • Trawls
  • Wheeler pentaprism calipers
  • pH meters
  • Dump trucks
  • Girdling tools
  • Track bulldozers
  • Hypsometers
  • Amphibious excavators
  • Altimeters
  • Hydraulic dredges
  • Field data recorders
  • Plug spades
  • Gill nets
  • Axes
  • Global positioning system GPS receivers
  • Winch trucks
  • Harrows
  • Stream flow gauges
  • Tugboats
  • Truck-mounted water pumps
  • Grass whips
  • Front end loaders

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