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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Fish Technologist” 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 Technologist” 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 Technologist” 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

  • Conduct literature reviews.

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

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

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

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

  • Analyze characteristics of animals to identify and classify them.

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

  • Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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