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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Conservation Agent” be Automated?

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AI Exposure Risk

42%

“Conservation Agent” 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%

“Conservation Agent” 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • Map forest tract data using digital mapping systems.

  • Develop and maintain computer databases.

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

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

  • Monitor activities of logging companies and contractors.

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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