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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Industrial Waste Treatment Technician (Industrial Waste Treatment Tech)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #339 of 702. Estimated risk: 61.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

55%

“Industrial Waste Treatment Technician (Industrial Waste Treatment Tech)” will maybe 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 55% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

55%

“Industrial Waste Treatment Technician (Industrial Waste Treatment Tech)” 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 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Operate or control an entire process or system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or wastewater.

Avg. Annual Salary $60,620
Avg. Hourly Wage $29.15
Available Jobs (US) 126,750
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators #51-8031
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Collect and test water and sewage samples, using test equipment and color analysis standards.

  • Operate and adjust controls on equipment to purify and clarify water, process or dispose of sewage, and generate power.

  • Record operational data, personnel attendance, or meter and gauge readings on specified forms.

  • Direct and coordinate plant workers engaged in routine operations and maintenance activities.

  • Clean and maintain tanks, filter beds, and other work areas, using hand tools and power tools.

  • Inspect equipment or monitor operating conditions, meters, and gauges to determine load requirements and detect malfunctions.

  • Add chemicals, such as ammonia, chlorine, or lime, to disinfect and deodorize water and other liquids.

  • Maintain, repair, and lubricate equipment, using hand tools and power tools.

Technologies & Software

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  • Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Compliance software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Sight Machine AI
  • ABB AI Robotics
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • Database software
  • Human machine interface HMI software
  • Cognex Vision AI
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Llama (Meta)
  • Operating system software
  • Records management software
  • Material safety data sheet MSDS software
  • Timekeeping software
  • Microsoft Word
  • Grok (xAI)
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • Siemens Industrial AI
  • Wastewater expert control systems
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • Geographic information system GIS systems
  • Word processing software
  • Rockwell Automation AI
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • DeepSeek
  • Operational Data Store ODS software
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Total organic carbon TOC analyzers
  • Composite samplers
  • Remote terminal unit pump control equipment
  • Blowers
  • Backwash filters
  • Dechlorination equipment
  • Turbidimeters
  • Anaerobic treatment equipment
  • Water treatment evaporators
  • Rapid sand filters
  • Grit separators
  • Incline screw pumps
  • Filter belt presses
  • Air monitoring equipment
  • Incinerators
  • Ammoniators
  • Scum ejectors
  • Agitators
  • Heat exchangers
  • Flotation equipment
  • Aerobic digesters
  • Disinfection chlorinators
  • Flocculators
  • Furnaces
  • Denitrification equipment
  • Vacuum filters
  • Ammonium analyzers
  • Slow sand filters
  • Emissions monitoring systems
  • Pipe cleaning equipment
  • Chlorine analyzers
  • Atomic absorption AA spectrophotometers
  • Diffusors
  • Hydraulic pumps
  • Nitrate analyzers
  • Colorimeters
  • Carbon analyzers
  • Chemical feeding equipment
  • Centrifugal pumps
  • Plate and frame presses
  • Desktop computers
  • Sludge digesters
  • Conductivity meters
  • Sulphonators
  • Conveyor control equipment
  • Ion exchangers
  • Oil-in-water monitors
  • Rotating biological contactors
  • Biochemical oxygen demand analyzers
  • Lift stations
  • Ultraviolet UV disinfection systems
  • Wastewater samplers
  • Positive displacement pumps
  • Trickling filter beds
  • Sludge injectors
  • Aerators
  • Valve actuators
  • Notebook computers
  • Hydrocarbon analyzers
  • Incline plate clarifiers
  • Sequential batch reactors
  • Absorption equipment
  • Microstrainers
  • Ultrasonic flowmeters
  • Fixed-film reactors
  • Suspended solid measurement equipment
  • pH analyzers
  • Chemical feed pumps
  • Aeration compressors
  • Air strippers
  • Total petroleum hydrocarbon TPH analyzers
  • Settleometers
  • Total oil and grease analyzers
  • Comminutors
  • Autosamplers
  • Pipe inspection video equipment
  • Clarifiers
  • Toxic gas analyzers
  • Scrubbers
  • Odor control equipment
  • Chemical oxygen demand testing equipment

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