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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Forest Wildlife 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%

“Forest Wildlife 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%

“Forest Wildlife 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

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

  • Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.

  • Analyze characteristics of animals to identify and classify them.

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

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

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

  • Conduct literature reviews.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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  • Photomicroscopes
  • Dissecting microscopes
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  • Radio telemetry equipment
  • Hard hats
  • Sledgehammers
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  • Animal traps
  • Safety glasses
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  • Water thermometers
  • Desktop computers
  • Dart guns
  • Vernier calipers
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  • Tree corers
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  • Nitrile gloves
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  • Specimen collection containers
  • Aerial nets
  • Calorimeters
  • Geodetic ground global positioning system GPS receivers
  • Compound binocular light microscopes
  • Water samplers
  • Laboratory forceps
  • Portable refractometers
  • Canoes
  • Salinity meters
  • Odonata nets
  • Adjustable widemouth pliers
  • Fish traps
  • Laser printers
  • Egg candlers
  • Seines
  • Scintillation vials
  • Steam autoclaves
  • Counting chambers
  • All terrain vehicles ATV
  • Rubber rafts
  • Benchtop centrifuges
  • Leather gloves
  • Gill nets
  • Small power boats
  • Laser hypsometers
  • Sweeping nets
  • Sterilizing ovens
  • Spring scales
  • Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
  • Binoculars
  • Animal transmitters
  • Light traps
  • Personal computers
  • Graduated glass laboratory cylinders
  • Water pumps
  • Jet skis
  • Two way radios
  • Laboratory beakers
  • Laboratory mechanical convection incubators
  • Jellyfish scoops
  • Mesh sieves
  • Folsom plankton splitters
  • Dataloggers
  • Dropping pipettes
  • Laboratory funnels
  • Extension ladders
  • Dissecting tools
  • Drying ovens
  • Mist nets
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  • Multiplate samplers
  • Climbing belts
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  • Snowmobiles
  • Archery bows
  • Laboratory freezers
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  • Air compressors
  • Axes
  • Rulers
  • 35 millimeter cameras

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