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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Habitat 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%

“Habitat 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%

“Habitat 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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.

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

  • Conduct literature reviews.

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