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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Natural Resources Technician” be Automated?

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AI Exposure Risk

42%

“Natural Resources Technician” 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%

“Natural Resources Technician” 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

  • Monitor activities of logging companies and contractors.

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

  • 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.

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

  • Develop and maintain computer databases.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Map forest tract data using digital mapping systems.

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

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

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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