The tasks · ForestersSOC 19-1032.00
Forest planning, mapping, and resource analysisWhat can do this →
88% · agentMostly automatable
Compliance monitoring and environmental impact assessmentWhat can do this →
85% · agentMostly automatable
Research and develop forestry methods and techniquesWhat can do this →
82% · agentMostly automatable
Reports, recommendations, and educational program developmentWhat can do this →
80% · agentMostly automatable
Negotiate contracts and agreements for timber, leasing, and servicesWhat can do this →
22% · you keepBarely automatable
On-site inspections, field supervision, and fire suppressionWhat can do this →
18% · you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents · 4 need no setup
Forest Planning & Resource Analyst
ESRI ArcGIS software · Microsoft Excel · Forest vegetation simulators
● No integration needed
Compliance & Environmental Monitor
Geographic information system GIS software · Microsoft Excel · Microsoft Access
● No integration needed
Forestry Research Agent
Forest yield software · Microsoft Excel · Web browser software
● No integration needed
Reporting & Education Content Agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft PowerPoint · Microsoft Excel
● No integration needed
You keep this
Approve final forest management plans and timber sale decisionsNegotiate and sign high-stakes contracts with landowners and logging companiesConduct physical field inspections and direct on-site fire suppressionOwn accountability for regulatory compliance and environmental outcomes
Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.
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The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.
