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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

  • 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.

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

  • Conduct literature reviews.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

  • Analyze characteristics of animals to identify and classify them.

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

  • Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.

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

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

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

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