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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Fish 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%

“Fish 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%

“Fish 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.

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

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

  • Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.

  • Conduct literature reviews.

  • Analyze characteristics of animals to identify and classify them.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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