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How exposed to AI is a Environmental Economist?

Of the 20 tasks O*NET lists for environmental economists, 11 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 0 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Environmental EconomistNatural Resource EconomistResearch EconomistResource Economist
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
20
tasks rated for this occupation
100%
hold a degree, from a survey of 27
16k
people do this job in the US
1 of 60
least protected in science

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

11
  • Write technical documents or academic articles to communicate study results or economic forecasts
  • Conduct research on economic and environmental topics, such as alternative fuel use, public and private land use, soil conservation, air and water pollution control, and endangered species protection
  • Prepare and deliver presentations to communicate economic and environmental study results, to present policy recommendations, or to raise awareness of environmental consequences
  • Demonstrate or promote the economic benefits of sound environmental regulations
  • Conduct research to study the relationships among environmental problems and patterns of economic production and consumption
  • Teach courses in environmental economics
  • Develop systems for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting environmental and economic data
  • Write research proposals and grant applications to obtain private or public funding for environmental and economic studies
  • Examine the exhaustibility of natural resources or the long-term costs of environmental rehabilitation
  • Develop environmental research project plans, including information on budgets, goals, deliverables, timelines, and resource requirements
  • Identify and recommend environmentally friendly business practices

Only with software built on top

9
  • Collect and analyze data to compare the environmental implications of economic policy or practice alternatives
  • Assess the costs and benefits of various activities, policies, or regulations that affect the environment or natural resource stocks
  • Develop programs or policy recommendations to achieve environmental goals in cost-effective ways
  • Develop economic models, forecasts, or scenarios to predict future economic and environmental outcomes
  • Perform complex, dynamic, and integrated mathematical modeling of ecological, environmental, or economic systems
  • Write social, legal, or economic impact statements to inform decision makers for natural resource policies, standards, or programs
  • Develop programs or policy recommendations to promote sustainability and sustainable development
  • Monitor or analyze market and environmental trends
  • Interpret indicators to ascertain the overall health of an environment
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.