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How exposed to AI is a Water Resource Specialist?

Of the 21 tasks O*NET lists for water resource specialists, 3 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 6 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
Water Resources Planner
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
21
tasks rated for this occupation
100%
hold a degree, from a survey of 22
75k
people do this job in the US
27 of 56
least protected in management

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

3
  • Conduct technical studies for water resources on topics such as pollutants and water treatment options
  • Present water resource proposals to government, public interest groups, or community groups
  • Provide technical expertise to assist communities in the development or implementation of storm water monitoring or other water programs

Only with software built on top

12
  • Analyze storm water systems to identify opportunities for water resource improvements
  • Develop strategies for watershed operations to meet water supply and conservation goals or to ensure regulatory compliance with clean water laws or regulations
  • Develop plans to protect watershed health or rehabilitate watersheds
  • Write proposals, project reports, informational brochures, or other documents on wastewater purification, water supply and demand, or other water resource subjects
  • Conduct cost-benefit studies for watershed improvement projects or water management alternatives
  • Compile and maintain documentation on the health of a body of water
  • Identify and characterize specific causes or sources of water pollution
  • Compile water resource data, using geographic information systems (GIS) or global position systems (GPS) software
  • Recommend new or revised policies, procedures, or regulations to support water resource or conservation goals
  • Develop or implement standardized water monitoring and assessment methods
  • Negotiate for water rights with communities or water facilities to meet water supply demands
  • Identify methods for distributing purified wastewater into rivers, streams, or oceans

Cannot be sped up

6
  • Perform hydrologic, hydraulic, or water quality modeling
  • Conduct, or oversee the conduct of, investigations on matters such as water storage, wastewater discharge, pollutants, permits, or other compliance and regulatory issues
  • Review or evaluate designs for water detention facilities, storm drains, flood control facilities, or other hydraulic structures
  • Conduct, or oversee the conduct of, chemical, physical, and biological water quality monitoring or sampling to ensure compliance with water quality standards
  • Supervise teams of workers who capture water from wells and rivers
  • Monitor water use, demand, or quality in a particular geographic area
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.