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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Aquatic Technician (Aquatic Tech)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #225 of 702. Estimated risk: 25.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

31%

“Aquatic Technician (Aquatic Tech)” 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%

“Aquatic Technician (Aquatic Tech)” 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

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

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

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

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

  • Prepare and package environmental samples for shipping or testing.

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

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

  • Assist in the cleanup of hazardous material spills.

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

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

  • Maintain process parameters and evaluate process anomalies.

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

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

  • Maintain project logbook records or computer program files.

  • Perform environmental quality work in field or office settings.

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

  • Oversee support staff.

  • Review work plans to schedule activities.

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

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

  • Prepare permit applications or review compliance with environmental permits.

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

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

  • Improve chemical processes to reduce toxic emissions.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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