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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Quality Technician” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #225 of 702. Estimated risk: 25.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

31%

“Quality 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%

“Quality 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

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

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

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

  • Oversee support staff.

  • Maintain project logbook records or computer program files.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Review work plans to schedule activities.

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

  • Assist in the cleanup of hazardous material spills.

  • Prepare and package environmental samples for shipping or testing.

  • Perform environmental quality work in field or office settings.

  • Prepare permit applications or review compliance with environmental permits.

  • Improve chemical processes to reduce toxic emissions.

  • 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.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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