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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Engineering Technician” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #225 of 702. Estimated risk: 25.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

31%

“Engineering 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%

“Engineering 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

  • Assist in the cleanup of hazardous material spills.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Perform environmental quality work in field or office settings.

  • 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.

  • Oversee support staff.

  • Prepare and package environmental samples for shipping or testing.

  • Review work plans to schedule activities.

  • 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.

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

  • Prepare permit applications or review compliance with environmental permits.

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

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

  • Improve chemical processes to reduce toxic emissions.

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

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

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

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

  • Maintain project logbook records or computer program files.

  • Maintain process parameters and evaluate process anomalies.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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