Forest or conservation worker
Does hands-on work under supervision to grow, maintain, and protect forests, wetlands, and rangelands, like growing seedlings and fighting pests and erosion.
Will AI replace forest or conservation worker jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 22 in 100 jobs. AI touches a small part of this work. Most of the job happens with your hands, your body or in person. 0% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Keep counts of trees checked during marking or measuring
What stays human
- Check that equipment works properly
- Fight forest fires or do planned burns under fire officers' direction
- Do fire protection work, like building fire breaks and clearing brush
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: -1.5%. Typical pay: $43,680 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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