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How exposed to AI is a Environmental Restoration Planner?

Of the 23 tasks O*NET lists for environmental restoration planners, 8 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 1 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
Coastal and Estuary SpecialistFisheries Habitat Restoration SpecialistHabitat Restoration SpecialistMarine Habitat Resources SpecialistRestoration EcologistRestoration SpecialistWatershed Coordinator
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
23
tasks rated for this occupation
100%
hold a degree, from a survey of 22
77k
people do this job in the US
3 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

8
  • Provide technical direction on environmental planning to energy engineers, biologists, geologists, or other professionals working to develop restoration plans or strategies
  • Communicate findings of environmental studies or proposals for environmental remediation to other restoration professionals
  • Apply for permits required for the implementation of environmental remediation projects
  • Identify short- and long-term impacts of environmental remediation activities
  • Write grants to obtain funding for restoration projects
  • Plan or supervise environmental studies to achieve compliance with environmental regulations in construction, modification, operation, acquisition, or divestiture of facilities such as power plants
  • Conduct feasibility and cost-benefit studies for environmental remediation projects
  • Conduct environmental impact studies to examine the ecological effects of pollutants, disease, human activities, nature, and climate change

Only with software built on top

14
  • Develop environmental restoration project schedules and budgets
  • Create habitat management or restoration plans, such as native tree restoration and weed control
  • Conduct site assessments to certify a habitat or to ascertain environmental damage or restoration needs
  • Collect and analyze data to determine environmental conditions and restoration needs
  • Plan environmental restoration projects, using biological databases, environmental strategies, and planning software
  • Inspect active remediation sites to ensure compliance with environmental or safety policies, standards, or regulations
  • Develop natural resource management plans, using knowledge of environmental planning or state and federal environmental regulatory requirements
  • Identify environmental mitigation alternatives, ensuring compliance with applicable standards, laws, or regulations
  • Notify regulatory or permitting agencies of deviations from implemented remediation plans
  • Review existing environmental remediation designs
  • Develop and communicate recommendations for landowners to maintain or restore environmental conditions
  • Create environmental models or simulations, using geographic information system (GIS) data and knowledge of particular ecosystems or ecological regions
  • Create diagrams to communicate environmental remediation planning, using geographic information systems (GIS), computer-aided design (CAD), or other mapping or diagramming software
  • Develop environmental management or restoration plans for sites with power transmission lines, natural gas pipelines, fuel refineries, geothermal plants, wind farms, or solar farms

Cannot be sped up

1
  • Supervise and provide technical guidance, training, or assistance to employees working in the field to restore habitats
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.