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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Field Technician” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #225 of 702. Estimated risk: 25.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

31%

“Field 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%

“Field 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Prepare permit applications or review compliance with environmental permits.

  • Maintain project logbook records or computer program files.

  • Prepare and package environmental samples for shipping or testing.

  • Maintain process parameters and evaluate process anomalies.

  • Assist in the cleanup of hazardous material spills.

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

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

  • Improve chemical processes to reduce toxic emissions.

  • 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.

  • Review work plans to schedule activities.

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

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

  • Oversee support staff.

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

  • Perform environmental quality work in field or office settings.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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