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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Aquatic 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%

“Aquatic 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%

“Aquatic 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

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

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

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

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

  • Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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