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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Animal Biologist” 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 Biologist” 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 Biologist” 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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • Analyze characteristics of animals to identify and classify them.

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

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

  • Conduct literature reviews.

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

  • Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.

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  • Water sample collection containers
  • Jet skis
  • Small power boats
  • Bongo nets
  • Laboratory funnels
  • Vernier calipers
  • Secchi disks
  • Gill nets
  • Field thermometers
  • Calorimeters
  • Two way radios
  • Seines
  • Hard hats
  • Sieve buckets
  • Micrometers
  • Personal computers
  • Dissecting microscopes
  • Folsom plankton splitters
  • Flow meters
  • Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
  • Volumeters
  • Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus SCUBA equipment
  • Compound microscopes
  • Scintillation vials
  • Conductivity meters
  • Laboratory balances
  • Drying ovens
  • D-ring nets
  • Odonata nets
  • Egg candlers
  • Digital cameras
  • Nitrile gloves
  • Dropping pipettes
  • Water samplers
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  • Spotting scopes
  • Petri dishes
  • Light traps
  • Animal transmitters
  • Canoes
  • Notebook computers
  • Aerial nets
  • Dart guns
  • Metric measuring tapes
  • Jellyfish scoops
  • Spectrometers
  • Steam autoclaves
  • Water thermometers
  • Rulers
  • Laser printers
  • Spring scales
  • Laboratory freezers
  • Graduated glass laboratory cylinders
  • Boat trailers
  • Specimen collection containers
  • Axes
  • Stainless steel scalpel blades
  • Dataloggers
  • Radio telemetry equipment
  • Fume hoods
  • Photomicroscopes
  • Dissecting tools
  • Geodetic ground global positioning system GPS receivers
  • Snowmobiles
  • Air compressors
  • Sledgehammers
  • Binoculars
  • Benthic samplers
  • Hand lenses
  • Mesh sieves
  • Animal traps
  • Desktop computers
  • Adjustable widemouth pliers
  • 35 millimeter cameras
  • Plankton nets
  • Compound binocular light microscopes
  • Multiplate samplers
  • Laboratory forceps
  • Clinometers
  • Leather gloves
  • All terrain vehicles ATV
  • Rubber rafts
  • Dust masks
  • Laboratory beakers
  • Culvert traps
  • Dissolved oxygen meters
  • Climbing belts
  • Ekman dredges
  • Archery bows
  • Laser hypsometers
  • Sterilizing ovens
  • Fish traps
  • Water pumps
  • Sweeping nets
  • Tree top peeper and video probe systems
  • Snorkels
  • Tree corers
  • Four wheel drive 4WD vehicles
  • Monopan balances
  • Safety glasses
  • Counting chambers
  • Foot snares
  • Extension ladders
  • Mist nets
  • Salinity meters
  • pH meters
  • Dip net samplers
  • Portable refractometers
  • Compasses

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