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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

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

  • 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.

  • Conduct literature reviews.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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