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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Zoologist” 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%

“Zoologist” 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%

“Zoologist” 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.

  • Conduct literature reviews.

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • Analyze characteristics of animals to identify and classify them.

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

  • 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.

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

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