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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Mammalogist” 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%

“Mammalogist” 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%

“Mammalogist” 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

  • Analyze characteristics of animals to identify and classify them.

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • Conduct literature reviews.

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

  • Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.

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  • Scite AI
  • ESRI ArcView
  • Elicit
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Salesforce software
  • Computer modeling software
  • Consensus
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • Geographic information system GIS systems
  • Spreadsheet software
  • Word processing software
  • Semantic Scholar AI
  • Database management software
  • Email software
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • Microsoft Project
  • HATPRO
  • Python
  • Llama (Meta)
  • Global positioning system GPS software
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Mistral AI (chat/models)
  • Web browser software
  • Microsoft Office software
  • R
  • DeepSeek
  • Microsoft Access
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
  • Statistical software
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • SAS
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • IBM Lotus 1-2-3
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Grok (xAI)
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • Microsoft Word
  • Laboratory beakers
  • Animal traps
  • Benthic samplers
  • Personal computers
  • Compasses
  • Plankton nets
  • Bongo nets
  • Mesh sieves
  • Spectrometers
  • Digital cameras
  • Laboratory freezers
  • Ekman dredges
  • Water sample collection containers
  • Clinometers
  • Photomicroscopes
  • Drying ovens
  • Foot snares
  • D-ring nets
  • Archery bows
  • Dissecting tools
  • Water samplers
  • Sterilizing ovens
  • Small power boats
  • Portable refractometers
  • Field thermometers
  • Dissolved oxygen meters
  • Safety glasses
  • Rubber rafts
  • Two way radios
  • Jet skis
  • Aerial nets
  • Mist nets
  • Desktop computers
  • Rulers
  • Binoculars
  • Extension ladders
  • Graduated glass laboratory cylinders
  • Dropping pipettes
  • Laboratory forceps
  • Specimen collection containers
  • Laboratory balances
  • Egg candlers
  • Water thermometers
  • Dust masks
  • Climbing belts
  • Spring scales
  • Seines
  • Axes
  • Water pumps
  • Monopan balances
  • Volumeters
  • Notebook computers
  • Flow meters
  • Micrometers
  • pH meters
  • Spotting scopes
  • Conductivity meters
  • Tree corers
  • Gill nets
  • Laser hypsometers
  • Petri dishes
  • Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus SCUBA equipment
  • Snowmobiles
  • Light traps
  • Counting chambers
  • Calorimeters
  • Sieve buckets
  • Boat trailers
  • Dissecting microscopes
  • Culvert traps
  • Canoes
  • Leather gloves
  • Compound microscopes
  • Geodetic ground global positioning system GPS receivers
  • Compound binocular light microscopes
  • Sweeping nets
  • Sledgehammers
  • Jellyfish scoops
  • Nitrile gloves
  • Benchtop centrifuges
  • Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
  • Multiplate samplers
  • Fume hoods
  • Dip net samplers
  • Dataloggers
  • All terrain vehicles ATV
  • Fish traps
  • Dart guns
  • Odonata nets
  • Folsom plankton splitters
  • Adjustable widemouth pliers
  • Air compressors
  • Animal transmitters
  • Metric measuring tapes
  • Laser printers
  • Four wheel drive 4WD vehicles
  • Steam autoclaves
  • Stainless steel scalpel blades
  • Scintillation vials
  • Laboratory funnels
  • Hard hats
  • Snorkels
  • Laboratory mechanical convection incubators
  • 35 millimeter cameras
  • Tree top peeper and video probe systems
  • Secchi disks
  • Salinity meters
  • Hand lenses
  • Vernier calipers
  • Radio telemetry equipment

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