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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Entomologist” 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%

“Entomologist” 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%

“Entomologist” 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.

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

  • Analyze characteristics of animals to identify and classify them.

  • Conduct literature reviews.

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.

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

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

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