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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Wetland Ecologist” 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%

“Wetland Ecologist” 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%

“Wetland Ecologist” 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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • Conduct literature reviews.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.

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

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

  • Analyze characteristics of animals to identify and classify them.

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

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