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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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • Develop and maintain computer databases.

  • Monitor activities of logging companies and contractors.

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

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

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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  • Assisi Compiler
  • Semantic Scholar AI
  • JRP Consulting Plant Wizard
  • Traverse PC
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Elicit
  • Corel Presentation
  • Computer aided design CAD software
  • Forest EcoSurvey
  • Ben Meadows Yeoman Expedition
  • Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • Microsoft Word
  • Geographic information system GIS systems
  • Word processing software
  • Facebook
  • Microsoft Office software
  • LJI Technologies Lumberjack
  • Scite AI
  • Consensus
  • Database software
  • Computer graphics software
  • Mistral AI (chat/models)
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • ESRI ArcView
  • Perplexity AI
  • Desktop publishing software
  • HARVEST
  • LoggerPC software
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Haglof Sweden AB TCruise Forest Inventory
  • Microsoft Access
  • RockWare ArcMap
  • NotebookLM (Google)
  • Assisi Inventory
  • Fire behavior modeling software
  • Assisi Forest
  • PhoenixPRO Forest Activity Tracking
  • Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
  • Photogrammetric software
  • JRP Consulting Survey Wizard
  • Web browser software
  • Allegro Landmark
  • USDA Forest Vegetation Simulator FVS
  • Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
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