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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Environmental Technician” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #238 of 702. Estimated risk: 30.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

57%

“Environmental Technician” 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 57% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

46%

“Environmental Technician” 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 46% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Biological Technicians, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Assist biological and medical scientists. Set up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment, monitor experiments, collect data and samples, make observations, and calculate and record results. May analyze organic substances, such as blood, food, and drugs.

Avg. Annual Salary $58,020
Avg. Hourly Wage $27.89
Available Jobs (US) 76,190
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Biological Technicians #19-4021
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Biological Technicians”

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Related Occupations & Automation Risk

Economists

AI Risk 63%
Robot Risk 15%

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AI Risk 62%
Robot Risk 47%

Industrial Ecologists

AI Risk 61%
Robot Risk 23%

Geographers

AI Risk 61%
Robot Risk 28%

Environmental Economists

AI Risk 61%
Robot Risk 18%

Atmospheric and Space Scientists

AI Risk 61%
Robot Risk 28%

Core Skills & Abilities

  • Keep detailed logs of all work-related activities.

  • Isolate, identify and prepare specimens for examination.

  • Conduct research, or assist in the conduct of research, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and animals.

  • Participate in the research, development, or manufacturing of medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations.

  • Monitor laboratory work to ensure compliance with set standards.

  • Conduct standardized biological, microbiological or biochemical tests and laboratory analyses to evaluate the quantity or quality of physical or chemical substances in food or other products.

  • Input data into databases.

  • Use computers, computer-interfaced equipment, robotics or high-technology industrial applications to perform work duties.

  • Analyze experimental data and interpret results to write reports and summaries of findings.

  • Provide technical support and services for scientists and engineers working in fields such as agriculture, environmental science, resource management, biology, and health sciences.

  • Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment.

  • Place orders for laboratory equipment and supplies.

  • Measure or weigh compounds and solutions for use in testing or animal feed.

  • Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.

  • Clean, maintain and prepare supplies and work areas.

  • Feed livestock or laboratory animals.

  • Examine animals and specimens to detect the presence of disease or other problems.

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  • Microsoft Access
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  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
  • BoxShade
  • Microsoft .NET Framework
  • Word processing software
  • Gene Runner
  • Scite AI
  • Laboratory information management system LIMS
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Llama (Meta)
  • SAS
  • Microsoft Project
  • DeepSeek
  • Grok (xAI)
  • IBM Lotus 1-2-3
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Systat Software TableCurve
  • Consensus
  • Elicit
  • Statistical software
  • Thomson EndNote
  • Harvard Graphics
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Perplexity AI
  • Phrap
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Phred
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Database software
  • Systat Software SigmaPlot
  • Automated microplate ELISA readers
  • Microplate washers
  • Drying ovens
  • Spectrophotometers
  • Personal computers
  • Cytofluorographs
  • Volumetric glassware
  • Incubator microscopes
  • Inherit sequencing analysis systems
  • Light/tissue culture microscopes
  • Ultrasonic cleaners
  • Aerobic growth chambers
  • Robotic laboratory equipment
  • Flow cytometers
  • Fluorometers
  • Liquid nitrogen freezers
  • Automated cell counters
  • Refrigerated centrifuges
  • Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers
  • Ultramicrotomes
  • Ultraviolet water purification systems
  • Fluoride electrodes
  • Distillation equipment
  • Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
  • Sterilizers
  • Electrophoresis boxes
  • Titration burets
  • Dissection microscopes
  • Paraffin embedding consoles
  • Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
  • Ultracentrifuges
  • Balances
  • Inoculating loops
  • Notebook computers
  • Petri dishes
  • Bioanalyzers
  • Biological containment hoods
  • Homogenizers
  • Laser printers
  • Microplate readers
  • High-voltage electrophoresis apparatus
  • Test tubes
  • pH meters
  • Vacuum dehydration units
  • Ultralow freezers
  • Gel imaging apparatus
  • Microplate shakers
  • Automatic pipetters
  • Liquid handling robots
  • Agitators
  • Full-face respirators
  • Waterbaths
  • Hybridization ovens
  • Polymerase chain reaction PCR thermocyclers
  • Anaerobic growth chambers
  • Amino acid analyzers
  • Electrophorators
  • Inverted microscopes
  • Stirring hotplates
  • Protein sequencers
  • Coulter counters
  • Water jacketed incubators
  • Automated tissue/slide stainers
  • Incubators
  • Centrifuges
  • Laboratory ovens
  • Conductivity meters
  • Multichannel pipetters
  • Glass washers
  • Analytical balances
  • Microcentrifuges
  • Hematology cell counters
  • Imaging systems
  • Radioactive counters
  • Gas chromatographs GC
  • Autoclaves
  • Gel chromatography equipment

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