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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Animal Behaviorist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #240 of 702. Estimated risk: 30.0%

Directly assessed by researchers as unlikely to be automatable
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AI Exposure Risk

51%

“Animal Behaviorist” will maybe 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 51% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

41%

“Animal Behaviorist” 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 41% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Study the origins, behavior, diseases, genetics, and life processes of animals and wildlife. May specialize in wildlife research and management. May collect and analyze biological data to determine the environmental effects of present and potential use of land and water habitats.

Avg. Annual Salary $77,920
Avg. Hourly Wage $37.46
Available Jobs (US) 16,920
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists #19-1023
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Study characteristics of animals, such as origin, interrelationships, classification, life histories, diseases, development, genetics, and distribution.

  • Coordinate preventive programs to control the outbreak of wildlife diseases.

  • Develop, or make recommendations on, management systems and plans for wildlife populations and habitat, consulting with stakeholders and the public at large to explore options.

  • Collect and dissect animal specimens and examine specimens under microscope.

  • Inform and respond to public regarding wildlife and conservation issues, such as plant identification, hunting ordinances, and nuisance wildlife.

  • Study animals in their natural habitats, assessing effects of environment and industry on animals, interpreting findings and recommending alternative operating conditions for industry.

  • Organize and conduct experimental studies with live animals in controlled or natural surroundings.

  • Perform administrative duties, such as fundraising, public relations, budgeting, and supervision of zoo staff.

  • Disseminate information by writing reports and scientific papers or journal articles, and by making presentations and giving talks for schools, clubs, interest groups and park interpretive programs.

  • Conduct literature reviews.

  • Check for, and ensure compliance with, environmental laws, and notify law enforcement when violations are identified.

  • Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.

  • Prepare collections of preserved specimens or microscopic slides for species identification and study of development or disease.

  • Analyze characteristics of animals to identify and classify them.

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  • Database management software
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  • Scite AI
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Computer modeling software
  • Global positioning system GPS software
  • Microsoft Word
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • Microsoft Access
  • Llama (Meta)
  • Spreadsheet software
  • Statistical software
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • HATPRO
  • Consensus
  • Gemini (Google)
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  • Perplexity AI
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Python
  • Email software
  • Geographic information system GIS software
  • IBM Lotus 1-2-3
  • Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
  • ESRI ArcView
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  • Qwen (Alibaba)
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  • Web browser software
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  • Compasses
  • Culvert traps
  • Secchi disks
  • Mist nets
  • Axes
  • Climbing belts
  • Fish traps
  • Tree corers
  • Air compressors
  • Portable refractometers
  • Snorkels
  • Tree top peeper and video probe systems
  • Vernier calipers
  • Safety glasses
  • Hand lenses
  • Benchtop centrifuges
  • Steam autoclaves
  • Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus SCUBA equipment
  • Four wheel drive 4WD vehicles
  • Animal traps
  • Metric measuring tapes
  • Multiplate samplers
  • Flow meters
  • Water pumps
  • Adjustable widemouth pliers
  • Folsom plankton splitters
  • Dropping pipettes
  • Jet skis
  • Specimen collection containers
  • Dart guns
  • Nitrile gloves
  • Compound microscopes
  • Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
  • Dataloggers
  • Bongo nets
  • Boat trailers
  • Dust masks
  • Leather gloves
  • Binoculars
  • Odonata nets
  • Volumeters
  • Water sample collection containers
  • Laboratory mechanical convection incubators
  • Digital cameras
  • Notebook computers
  • Radio telemetry equipment
  • Dissolved oxygen meters
  • Aerial nets
  • Sweeping nets
  • Laboratory beakers
  • Extension ladders
  • Jellyfish scoops
  • Animal transmitters
  • Laboratory forceps
  • Laser printers
  • Graduated glass laboratory cylinders
  • Rulers
  • Laboratory balances
  • Seines
  • Ekman dredges
  • pH meters
  • Dip net samplers
  • Mesh sieves
  • Hard hats
  • Water samplers
  • Dissecting microscopes
  • All terrain vehicles ATV
  • D-ring nets
  • Benthic samplers
  • Fume hoods
  • Geodetic ground global positioning system GPS receivers
  • Canoes
  • Archery bows
  • Foot snares
  • Spring scales
  • Photomicroscopes
  • Sterilizing ovens
  • Compound binocular light microscopes
  • Calorimeters
  • Gill nets
  • Spectrometers
  • Conductivity meters
  • Desktop computers
  • Spotting scopes
  • Personal computers
  • Laser hypsometers
  • Laboratory freezers
  • Laboratory funnels
  • Micrometers
  • Small power boats
  • Drying ovens
  • Clinometers
  • Sieve buckets
  • Water thermometers
  • Rubber rafts
  • Scintillation vials
  • Field thermometers
  • Salinity meters
  • Two way radios
  • Counting chambers
  • Egg candlers
  • 35 millimeter cameras
  • Dissecting tools
  • Petri dishes
  • Sledgehammers
  • Monopan balances
  • Light traps
  • Plankton nets
  • Stainless steel scalpel blades

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