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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Lepidopterist” 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%

“Lepidopterist” 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%

“Lepidopterist” 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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • Conduct literature reviews.

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

  • Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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