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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

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

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

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

  • Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.

  • Analyze characteristics of animals to identify and classify them.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • Conduct literature reviews.

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

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