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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Research Scientist” 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%

“Research Scientist” 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%

“Research Scientist” 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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AI Risk 61%
Robot Risk 23%

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AI Risk 61%
Robot Risk 28%

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AI Risk 61%
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AI Risk 61%
Robot Risk 28%

Core Skills & Abilities

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

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

  • Conduct literature reviews.

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

  • Analyze characteristics of animals to identify and classify them.

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.

Technologies & Software

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

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