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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Wildlife 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 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 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

  • 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.

  • Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.

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

  • 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.

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

  • Conduct literature reviews.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

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  • Personal computers
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  • Salinity meters
  • Animal traps
  • Radio telemetry equipment
  • Dissecting microscopes
  • Tree corers
  • Steam autoclaves
  • Laboratory funnels
  • Volumeters
  • Calorimeters
  • Laboratory freezers
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  • Scintillation vials
  • Leather gloves
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  • Axes
  • Secchi disks
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  • Water sample collection containers
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  • Graduated glass laboratory cylinders
  • Fish traps
  • Seines
  • Compound microscopes
  • Metric measuring tapes
  • Dart guns
  • Compasses
  • Tree top peeper and video probe systems
  • Animal transmitters
  • Laboratory balances
  • Rubber rafts
  • Spectrometers
  • Foot snares
  • Boat trailers
  • Laboratory mechanical convection incubators
  • Field thermometers
  • Odonata nets
  • Binoculars
  • Specimen collection containers
  • Canoes
  • Spring scales
  • Photomicroscopes
  • Egg candlers
  • Climbing belts
  • Rulers
  • Stainless steel scalpel blades
  • Light traps
  • Drying ovens
  • pH meters
  • Snowmobiles
  • Culvert traps
  • Benthic samplers
  • Portable refractometers
  • Dissecting tools
  • Desktop computers
  • Snorkels
  • Plankton nets
  • Conductivity meters
  • Two way radios
  • Compound binocular light microscopes
  • Fume hoods
  • Sieve buckets
  • Jellyfish scoops
  • Geodetic ground global positioning system GPS receivers
  • Micrometers
  • Laboratory forceps
  • Gill nets
  • Spotting scopes
  • Dropping pipettes
  • Laser hypsometers
  • Nitrile gloves
  • Mesh sieves
  • Sledgehammers
  • Counting chambers
  • Water thermometers
  • Adjustable widemouth pliers
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  • Hand lenses
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