Forest and Conservation Workers

AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
40%
risk level
POLLING
32%
Based on 29 votes
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-3.4 %
by year 2032
WAGES
$32,270
or $15.51 per hour
Volume
6,080
as of 2022
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
3.4/10

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Automation risk

40% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): Occupations with a moderate risk of automation usually involve routine tasks but still require some human judgment and interaction.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Finger Dexterity

User poll

32% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 40% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Forest and Conservation Workers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Growth

Very slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Forest and Conservation Workers' job openings is expected to decline 3.4% by 2032

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2023.

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2022, the median annual wage for 'Forest and Conservation Workers' was $32,270, or $15 per hour

'Forest and Conservation Workers' were paid 30.3% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $46,310

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2022 there were 6,080 people employed as 'Forest and Conservation Workers' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 24 thousand people are employed as 'Forest and Conservation Workers'.

Job description

Under supervision, perform manual labor necessary to develop, maintain, or protect areas such as forests, forested areas, woodlands, wetlands, and rangelands through such activities as raising and transporting seedlings; combating insects, pests, and diseases harmful to plant life; and building structures to control water, erosion, and leaching of soil. Includes forester aides, seedling pullers, tree planters, and gatherers of nontimber forestry products such as pine straw.

SOC Code: 45-4011.00

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Comments

vaskoav (No chance) says
Constant change of the environment variables is the main reason. More and more workloads get automated daily (fortunately), but 20 years is not enough, by far. There's simply not enough time to program all needed algorithms, not even close. This is especially applicable in less developed countries.
Feb 02, 2020 at 02:39 AM

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