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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Wildlife Conservationist” 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 Conservationist” 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 Conservationist” 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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Conduct literature reviews.

  • 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.

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

  • Analyze characteristics of animals to identify and classify them.

  • 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.

  • Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.

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

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