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Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 3.6% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #153 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +3.6% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $76,780 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 19,500 in the US, with about 1,400 openings a year
The work, 16 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI helps with this: Research biological or ecological phenomena13%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 283 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor environmental conditions11%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advise others on environmental sustainability or green practices11%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,887 Copilot conversations and completed it 97% of the time.
AI does this: Communicate environmental or sustainability information9%
AI performed this in about 1 in 392 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
AI does this: Present research or technical information8%
AI performed this in about 1 in 30 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Investigate the environmental impact of industrial or development activities7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Assess compliance with environmental standards or regulations7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Implement procedures or processes6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 377 Copilot conversations and completed it 89% of the time.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Manage budgets or finances6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Develop research plans or methodologies4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Coordinate regulatory compliance activities4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Analyze biological or chemical substances or related data2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 660 conversations, and it got them there 76% of the time.
Still yours: Collect environmental or biological samples2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare specimens or materials for testing1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 104 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 1,400 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 43% of the workMicrobiologists7% AI does, against 38% here+6.2% by 2035 · $87,990 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 40% of the workBiological Scientists31% AI does, against 38% here+4.7% by 2035 · $98,920 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 36% of the workForesters15% AI does, against 38% here+2.2% by 2035 · $76,400 · Bachelor’s degree
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On the wire.
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deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.21, higher than 72% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 19-1023 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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