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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Environmental Scientist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #113 of 702. Estimated risk: 3.3%

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AI Exposure Risk

60%

“Environmental Scientist” 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 60% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

31%

“Environmental Scientist” 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 31% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Conduct research or perform investigation for the purpose of identifying, abating, or eliminating sources of pollutants or hazards that affect either the environment or public health. Using knowledge of various scientific disciplines, may collect, synthesize, study, report, and recommend action based on data derived from measurements or observations of air, food, soil, water, and other sources.

Avg. Annual Salary $88,640
Avg. Hourly Wage $42.62
Available Jobs (US) 84,930
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health #19-2041
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Develop the technical portions of legal documents, administrative orders, or consent decrees.

  • Prepare charts or graphs from data samples, providing summary information on the environmental relevance of the data.

  • Determine data collection methods to be employed in research projects or surveys.

  • Provide advice on proper standards and regulations or the development of policies, strategies, or codes of practice for environmental management.

  • Plan or develop research models, using knowledge of mathematical and statistical concepts.

  • Supervise or train students, environmental technologists, technicians, or other related staff.

  • Design or direct studies to obtain technical environmental information about planned projects.

  • Analyze data to determine validity, quality, and scientific significance and to interpret correlations between human activities and environmental effects.

  • Develop methods to minimize the impact of production processes on the environment, based on the study and assessment of industrial production, environmental legislation, and physical, biological, and social environments.

  • Investigate and report on accidents affecting the environment.

  • Develop programs designed to obtain the most productive, non-damaging use of land.

  • Evaluate violations or problems discovered during inspections to determine appropriate regulatory actions or to provide advice on the development and prosecution of regulatory cases.

  • Collect, synthesize, analyze, manage, and report environmental data, such as pollution emission measurements, atmospheric monitoring measurements, meteorological or mineralogical information, or soil or water samples.

  • Conduct environmental audits or inspections or investigations of violations.

  • Provide scientific or technical guidance, support, coordination, or oversight to governmental agencies, environmental programs, industry, or the public.

  • Process and review environmental permits, licenses, or related materials.

  • Research sources of pollution to determine their effects on the environment and to develop theories or methods of pollution abatement or control.

  • Monitor environmental impacts of development activities.

  • Communicate scientific or technical information to the public, organizations, or internal audiences through oral briefings, written documents, workshops, conferences, training sessions, or public hearings.

  • Conduct applied research on environmental topics, such as waste control or treatment or pollution abatement methods.

  • Monitor effects of pollution or land degradation and recommend means of prevention or control.

  • Review and implement environmental technical standards, guidelines, policies, and formal regulations that meet all appropriate requirements.

Technologies & Software

  • Consensus
  • Link Microtek
  • Perplexity AI
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • RockWare ArcMap
  • Compass software
  • DataPipe EHS
  • Wolfel IMMI
  • Tucows ChemBase
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • Mistral AI (chat/models)
  • Emissions tracking software
  • Chemicals and Irrigation CANDI
  • Structured query language SQL
  • Microsoft SharePoint Server
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Lakes Environmental Emissions View
  • MIRS Compliance
  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • Golden Software Surfer
  • Microsoft Word
  • EarthSoft EQuIS Geology
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Geographic information system GIS systems
  • Microsoft Visual Basic
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Spreadsheet software
  • DQO ELIPGRID-PC
  • Rad Pro Calculator
  • Gemini (Google)
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Graphics software
  • Geographic information system GIS software
  • Semantic Scholar AI
  • Ecotech WinAQMS
  • C++
  • SAP software
  • SoundPLAN
  • ESRI ArcView
  • DeepSeek
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • Lakes Environmental ISC-AERMOD View
  • RSA RadCalc
  • Lakes Environmental SLAB View
  • Material safety data sheet MSDS software
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Mapping software
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • Database software
  • Hotspot
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Bentley MicroStation
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • Smart Data Solutions RS Solutions
  • Laboratory information management system LIMS
  • Sun Microsystems Java
  • Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
  • Grok (xAI)
  • CERC EMIT
  • Microsoft Access
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • ADMS pollution modeling software
  • ESRI ArcInfo
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Lakes Environmental EcoRisk View
  • Statistical software
  • Llama (Meta)
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Elicit
  • Word processing software
  • Microsoft Project
  • SmugMug Flickr
  • Chemical management tracking software
  • Web browser software
  • Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite
  • Scite AI
  • Ecotech WinCollect
  • CAP88-PC
  • NotebookLM (Google)
  • TANKS
  • Digital cameras
  • Mainframe computers
  • Water quality testing photometers
  • Geiger-Mueller meters
  • Toxic mold test kits
  • Noise dosimeters
  • Chlorine meters
  • Bottom dredge samplers
  • Turbidimeters
  • Soil gas sampling systems
  • Fuel temperature sensors
  • Dosimeters
  • Fiberglass metering manholes
  • Particulate samplers
  • Air quality dataloggers
  • Bomb samplers
  • Photoionization detectors PID
  • Electromagnetic field EMF meters
  • Air/soil temperature sensors
  • Pocket personal computers PC
  • Aerosol spectrometers
  • Drop count industrial water test kits
  • Field radiological measuring devices
  • Analog survey meters
  • Airboats
  • Ionization chambers
  • Coliform testing systems
  • Multiparameter water quality instruments
  • Sound level meters
  • Digital survey meters
  • Submersible water data loggers
  • Moisture meters
  • Personal computers
  • Notebook computers
  • Spectrophotometers
  • Liquid samplers
  • Desktop computers
  • Viscosity meters
  • Nephelometers
  • Gas chromatographs GC
  • Mercury monitors
  • Core samplers
  • Lead water sampling kits
  • Evaporation gauge sensors
  • Comparator water test kits
  • Groundwater monitoring systems
  • Chlorine dioxide meters
  • Global positioning system GPS receivers
  • Explosimeters
  • HNu photoionization detectors PID
  • Atmospheric deposition collectors
  • Bailers
  • Lead air sampling kits
  • Stormwater samplers
  • All terrain vehicles ATV
  • Gas spillage detectors
  • Hand held augers
  • Multichannel analyzers
  • Soil probes
  • Automatic samplers
  • Rain water samplers
  • Soil analysis kits
  • Combustible gas monitors
  • Manometers
  • Scintillation probes
  • Ammonia meters
  • Heat stress monitors
  • Smoke generators
  • Oil water interface meters
  • Water velocity flow meters
  • Scintillation counters
  • Depth meters
  • Carbon monoxide meters
  • Radon monitors
  • Ambient air quality monitoring systems
  • Closed pipe Doppler water flow meters
  • Ozone meters
  • pH meters
  • Colorimeters
  • Anemometers
  • Dataloggers
  • Psychrometers
  • Mass spectrometers