Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
The short answer
This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 73 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about half of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.
AI can help with or automate about 84% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Analyze and interpret geological data, using computer software.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Analyze and interpret geological, geochemical, or geophysical information from sources, such as survey data, well logs, bore holes, or aerial photos.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Identify risks for natural disasters, such as mudslides, earthquakes, or volcanic eruptions.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Assess ground or surface water movement to provide advice on issues, such as waste management, route and site selection, or the restoration of contaminated sites.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Prepare geological maps, cross-sectional diagrams, charts, or reports concerning mineral extraction, land use, or resource management, using results of fieldwork or laboratory research.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Plan or conduct geological, geochemical, or geophysical field studies or surveys, sample collection, or drilling and testing programs used to collect data for research or application.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Investigate the composition, structure, or history of the Earth's crust through the collection, examination, measurement, or classification of soils, minerals, rocks, or fossil remains.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Inspect construction projects to analyze engineering problems, using test equipment or drilling machinery.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Measure characteristics of the Earth, such as gravity or magnetic fields, using equipment such as seismographs, gravimeters, torsion balances, or magnetometers.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Test industrial diamonds or abrasives, soil, or rocks to determine their geological characteristics, using optical, x-ray, heat, acid, or precision instruments.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Jobs you could switch to
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What the move takes
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Skills you already have
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Your current skills largely cover this move.
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Skills you already have
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New skills to build
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