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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Dredge Engineer” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #564 of 702. Estimated risk: 92.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

44%

“Dredge Engineer” 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 44% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

56%

“Dredge Engineer” will maybe be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 56% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Dredge Operators, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Operate dredge to remove sand, gravel, or other materials in order to excavate and maintain navigable channels in waterways.

Avg. Annual Salary $55,820
Avg. Hourly Wage $26.84
Available Jobs (US) 1,030
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Dredge Operators #53-7031
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Dredge Operators”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Start power winches that draw in or let out cables to change positions of dredges, or pull in and let out cables manually.

  • Pump water to clear machinery pipelines.

  • Direct or assist workers placing shore anchors and cables, laying additional pipes from dredges to shore, and pumping water from pontoons.

  • Move levers to position dredges for excavation, to engage hydraulic pumps, to raise and lower suction booms, and to control rotation of cutterheads.

  • Lower anchor poles to verify depths of excavations, using winches, or scan depth gauges to determine depths of excavations.

  • Start and stop engines to operate equipment.

Technologies & Software

  • Web browser software
  • Trimble HYDROpro
  • Programmable logic controller PLC software
  • Waymo (Autonomous Driving)
  • Teledyne Odom Hydrographic ODOM eChart
  • Tesla Autopilot
  • Project44 AI Logistics
  • Mobileye AI
  • HYPACK DREDGEPACK
  • Global positioning system GPS software
  • Gatik AI
  • Water quality samplers
  • Crawler dozers
  • Power winches
  • Firefighting hoses
  • Mechanical dredges
  • Davit cranes
  • Life jackets
  • Pickup trucks
  • Weed harvesters
  • Multipurpose fire extinguishers
  • Soil particle size testers
  • Heavy duty dump trucks
  • Pneumatic impact wrenches
  • Mobile radios
  • Oxyacetylene welding equipment
  • Rescue boats
  • Anchor winches
  • Vacuum gauges
  • Front end loaders
  • Rescue rings
  • Chainsaws
  • Velocity meters
  • Hydraulic suction dredges
  • Cutting torches
  • Socket wrench sets
  • Density meters
  • Fathometer sonar equipment
  • Grease dispensing guns
  • Clamshell buckets
  • Dragline cranes
  • Self-propelled dredges
  • Ratchet sets
  • Tractor-trailer trucks

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