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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Timber Appraiser” be Automated?

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AI Exposure Risk

42%

“Timber Appraiser” 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%

“Timber Appraiser” 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

  • Map forest tract data using digital mapping systems.

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • Monitor activities of logging companies and contractors.

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • Develop and maintain computer databases.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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