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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Wildlife Biologist” 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%

“Wildlife Biologist” 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%

“Wildlife Biologist” 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

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

  • 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.

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

  • Analyze characteristics of animals to identify and classify them.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • Conduct literature reviews.

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

  • Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.

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

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

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

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