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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Ichthyologist” 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%

“Ichthyologist” 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%

“Ichthyologist” 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 characteristics of animals, such as origin, interrelationships, classification, life histories, diseases, development, genetics, and distribution.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Conduct literature reviews.

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

  • Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.

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

  • Analyze characteristics of animals to identify and classify them.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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