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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Naturalist” 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%

“Naturalist” 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%

“Naturalist” 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

  • 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.

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

  • Conduct literature reviews.

  • Analyze characteristics of animals to identify and classify them.

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.

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

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