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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Air Technician” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #225 of 702. Estimated risk: 25.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

31%

“Air 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 31% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

44%

“Air Technician” will probably not be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 44% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Apply theory and principles of environmental engineering to modify, test, and operate equipment and devices used in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental problems, including waste treatment and site remediation, under the direction of engineering staff or scientists. May assist in the development of environmental remediation devices.

Avg. Annual Salary $63,070
Avg. Hourly Wage $30.32
Available Jobs (US) 12,500
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians #17-3025
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Review work plans to schedule activities.

  • Assist in the cleanup of hazardous material spills.

  • Decontaminate or test field equipment used to clean or test pollutants from soil, air, or water.

  • Collect and analyze pollution samples, such as air or ground water.

  • Develop work plans, including writing specifications or establishing material, manpower, or facilities needs.

  • Review technical documents to ensure completeness and conformance to requirements.

  • Perform statistical analysis and correction of air or water pollution data submitted by industry or other agencies.

  • Oversee support staff.

  • Model biological, chemical, or physical treatment processes to remove or degrade pollutants.

  • Work with customers to assess the environmental impact of proposed construction or to develop pollution prevention programs.

  • Inspect facilities to monitor compliance with regulations governing substances, such as asbestos, lead, or wastewater.

  • Prepare and package environmental samples for shipping or testing.

  • Evaluate and select technologies to clean up polluted sites, restore polluted air, water, or soil, or rehabilitate degraded ecosystems.

  • Maintain project logbook records or computer program files.

  • Improve chemical processes to reduce toxic emissions.

  • Record laboratory or field data, including numerical data, test results, photographs, or summaries of visual observations.

  • Produce environmental assessment reports, tabulating data and preparing charts, graphs, or sketches.

  • Obtain product information, identify vendors or suppliers, or order materials or equipment to maintain inventory.

  • Create models to demonstrate or predict the process by which pollutants move through or impact an environment.

  • Prepare permit applications or review compliance with environmental permits.

  • Provide technical engineering support in the planning of projects, such as wastewater treatment plants, to ensure compliance with environmental regulations and policies.

  • Receive, set up, test, or decontaminate equipment.

  • Perform environmental quality work in field or office settings.

  • Arrange for the disposal of lead, asbestos, or other hazardous materials.

  • Maintain process parameters and evaluate process anomalies.

  • Assess the ability of environments to naturally remove or reduce conventional or emerging contaminants from air, water, or soil.

Technologies & Software

  • National Instruments LabVIEW
  • Presentation software
  • Air dispersion modeling software
  • PerkinElmer Turbochrom
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft SharePoint Server
  • Photogrammetric software
  • Geographic information system GIS systems
  • Simultaneous location and mapping SLAM
  • Wind flow modeling software
  • LINDO Systems optimization modeling software
  • Material safety data sheet MSDS software
  • Stormwater runoff modeling software
  • Neural network modeling software
  • Statistical software
  • Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
  • Water flow modeling software
  • Ecological risk assessment software
  • Gas dispersion model software
  • Thermal indoor climate simulation software
  • Stochastic modeling software
  • Mathsoft Mathcad
  • AutoCAD AI
  • RockWare MODFLOW
  • Spreadsheet software
  • Site remediation management software
  • Microsoft Word
  • Database software
  • Word processing software
  • Perplexity AI
  • Laboratory information management system LIMS
  • Simulation software
  • Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
  • Visual MODFLOW Pro
  • Soil mapping software
  • ANSYS simulation software
  • Gemini Code Assist
  • Hydrologic simulation program fortan HSPF software
  • HEC-RAS
  • Python
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Internet browser software
  • Insightful S-PLUS
  • Geographic information system GIS software
  • Adobe PageMaker
  • Autodesk AI
  • WAM software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Regulatory compliance management software
  • Continuous emission management software
  • Wolfram Research Mathematica
  • SofTech CADRA
  • GitHub Copilot
  • GAEA Technologies WinSieve
  • XP Software XPSWMM
  • Gel documentation software
  • DHI Water and Environment MIKE SHE
  • Structure query language SQL
  • Microsoft Access
  • Bentley MicroStation
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Rockwell Automation Arena
  • Scientific Software Group MIGRATE
  • Waste management software
  • Hazardous materials management HMS software
  • Maplesoft Maple
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • Email software
  • Environmental health and safety documentation software
  • Greenhouse gas management software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Fugitive emission leak detection software
  • Microscopic image capturing software
  • SAS
  • ANSYS AI Simulation
  • C++
  • The MathWorks MATLAB
  • Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
  • High-pressure/temperature reactors
  • Soil vapor sampling equipment
  • Reciprocating pumps
  • Liquid handling robots
  • Gas mass spectroscopes
  • Fluorimeters
  • Hazardous material protective clothing
  • Sterilizer chambers
  • Analytical balances
  • Respirators
  • Single particle spectroscopes
  • Biosafety cabinets
  • Aeration pumps
  • Specific ion probes
  • Biological oxidizers
  • Photometer
  • Microscope slides
  • Scanning microscopes
  • High-speed centrifuges
  • Notebook computers
  • Glassware condensers
  • Surface area analyzers
  • Meters
  • Water level recorders
  • Flow injection analyzers
  • Tractor mounted drill rigs
  • Gel documentation systems
  • Total organic carbon TOC analyzers
  • Epifluorescence microscopes
  • Laminar flow hoods
  • Ultra pure water systems
  • Electrophoresis tanks
  • High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC with ultraviolet/visible UV/Vis absorbance detectors
  • Autoclaves
  • Gas chromatographs GC
  • Liquid mass spectroscopes
  • Autotitration systems
  • Water distillation units
  • Desktop computers
  • Ozone concentration percentage meters
  • Proton nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectrometers
  • Soil particle size testers
  • Flatbed scanners
  • Interferometeric refractormeters
  • Digester apparatus
  • Atomic absorption AA spectrometers
  • Flame ionization detectors FID
  • Laboratory centrifugal pumps
  • Particulate filters
  • Liquid scintillation equipment
  • Particle counters
  • Drop volume tensiometers
  • Turbidimeters
  • Laser printers
  • Heating mantles
  • Blenders
  • Respirometers
  • Conductivity meters
  • California bearing ratio CBR testing devices
  • Tracer gas detectors
  • Micropipettes
  • Rotavapors
  • Visible spectrometers
  • Microcentrifuges
  • Ozone bubble contactors
  • Chemical fume hoods
  • Mechanical convection ovens
  • Soil permeability testers
  • Fecal coliform constant temperature shaker baths
  • Global positioning system GPS receivers
  • Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELISA plate readers
  • Phase contrast microscopes
  • Dataloggers
  • Ion selective electrode ISE meters
  • pH meters
  • Low pressure liquid chromatographs with fraction collectors
  • Multistage agar impactors
  • Mercury analysis equipment
  • Titrators
  • Bailers
  • Dissolved oxygen meters
  • Peristaltic pumps
  • Groundwater sampling equipment
  • Groundwater pumps
  • Freeze dryers
  • Video microscopes
  • Heated environmental chambers
  • Water sampling pumps
  • French presses
  • Incubator shakers
  • Mixer mills
  • Freezers
  • Flow meters
  • Low pressure reverse osmosis water treatment systems
  • Microtox toxicity systems
  • Carbon analyzers
  • Anaerobic laboratory glove bags
  • Ultraviolet UV spectrometers
  • Atomic force microscopes
  • Two-vortex mixers
  • Zeta meters
  • Calorimeters
  • Total internal reflection fluorescence TIRF microscopes
  • Balances
  • Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
  • Soil carbon-nitrogen CN analyzers
  • Refrigerated centrifuges
  • Personal computers
  • Thermal conductivity detectors
  • Streaming current detectors
  • Ultrafiltration cells
  • Potentiostats
  • Dichotomous particulate matter samplers
  • Ultrasonic cleaners
  • Supercritical fluid extractors
  • Soil samplers
  • Aerobic laboratory scale reactors
  • Soil expansion testers
  • Filter press simulators
  • Thermocouples
  • Laboratory ovens
  • Test tubes
  • Universal fractionators
  • Spectrofluorimeters
  • Beakers
  • Hot plate stirrers
  • Binocular light compound microscopes
  • Benchtop nephelometers
  • Anaerobic laboratory scale reactors
  • Dessicator chambers
  • Pan balances
  • Camera-equipped microscopes
  • Air velocity meters
  • Ion chromatographs
  • Laboratory shakers
  • Water baths
  • Fermenters
  • Air monitoring equipment
  • Airborne particulate samplers
  • Fraction collectors
  • Digital cameras
  • Differential mobility analyzers
  • Scanning probe microscopes SPM
  • Scintillation counters
  • Benchtop refrigerated centrifuges
  • Filtering funnels
  • Transmission electron microscopes TEM
  • Funnels
  • Particle size analyzers
  • Muffle furnaces
  • 13C nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectrometers
  • Electrophoresis equipment
  • Dynamic contact angle apparatus
  • Magnetic stirrers
  • Spectrophotometers
  • Mainframe computers
  • Graduated cylinders
  • Optical compound microscopes
  • Glassware adapters
  • Titrimeters
  • Laboratory vacuum pumps
  • Erlenmeyer flasks
  • Anemometers
  • Water samplers
  • Inverted microscopes
  • Incubators
  • Toxicity analyzers
  • Argon lasers
  • Laboratory scales
  • Total organic halide analyzers
  • Water quality monitors
  • Ozone generators
  • Simultaneous static and dynamic light scattering systems
  • Furnaces
  • Plasma spectrometers

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