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How exposed to AI is a Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health?

Of the 22 tasks O*NET lists for environmental scientists and specialists, including health, 11 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
Environmental AnalystEnvironmental Health and Safety Specialist (EHS Specialist)Environmental Health SpecialistEnvironmental Programs SpecialistEnvironmental Protection SpecialistEnvironmental ScientistEnvironmental SpecialistHazardous Substances ScientistNatural Resources SpecialistRegistered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS)
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
22
tasks rated for this occupation
78%
hold a degree, from a survey of 35
77k
people do this job in the US
5 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
  • Provide scientific or technical guidance, support, coordination, or oversight to governmental agencies, environmental programs, industry, or the public
  • Provide advice on proper standards and regulations or the development of policies, strategies, or codes of practice for environmental management
  • Prepare charts or graphs from data samples, providing summary information on the environmental relevance of the data
  • Monitor effects of pollution or land degradation and recommend means of prevention or control
  • 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
  • Determine data collection methods to be employed in research projects or surveys
  • Plan or develop research models, using knowledge of mathematical and statistical concepts
  • Investigate and report on accidents affecting the environment
  • Conduct applied research on environmental topics, such as waste control or treatment or pollution abatement methods
  • Research sources of pollution to determine their effects on the environment and to develop theories or methods of pollution abatement or control

Only with software built on top

10
  • Review and implement environmental technical standards, guidelines, policies, and formal regulations that meet all appropriate requirements
  • 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
  • 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 environmental audits or inspections or investigations of violations
  • Design or direct studies to obtain technical environmental information about planned projects
  • Develop the technical portions of legal documents, administrative orders, or consent decrees
  • Evaluate violations or problems discovered during inspections to determine appropriate regulatory actions or to provide advice on the development and prosecution of regulatory cases
  • Process and review environmental permits, licenses, or related materials
  • Monitor environmental impacts of development activities
  • Develop programs designed to obtain the most productive, non-damaging use of land

Cannot be sped up

1
  • Supervise or train students, environmental technologists, technicians, or other related staff
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.