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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Resource Technician” be Automated?

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AI Exposure Risk

42%

“Resource 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%

“Resource 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

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

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

  • Monitor activities of logging companies and contractors.

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

  • Develop and maintain computer databases.

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

  • Map forest tract data using digital mapping systems.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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