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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Wildlife Refuge Specialist” 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 Refuge Specialist” 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 Refuge Specialist” 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

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

  • Analyze characteristics of animals to identify and classify them.

  • Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.

  • 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 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • Conduct literature reviews.

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

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

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

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