Overview
1. Automation Risk
2. User Poll
3. Growth
4. Wages
5. Volume
Decription
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Foresters

AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
20%
risk level
POLLING
26%
Based on 74 votes
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
7.0%
by year 2031
WAGES
$64,220
or $30.87 per hour
Volume
9,430
as of 2022
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
6.6/10

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Automation risk

20% (Low Risk)

Low Risk (21-40%): Jobs in this level have a limited risk of automation, as they demand a mix of technical and human-centric skills.

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:

  • Originality

  • Social Perceptiveness

  • Negotiation

  • Persuasion

User poll

26% 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 20% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Foresters will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Growth

Fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Foresters' job openings is expected to rise 7.0% by 2031

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

High paid relative to other professions

In 2022, the median annual wage for 'Foresters' was $64,220, or $30 per hour

'Foresters' were paid 38.7% higher 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 9,430 people employed as 'Foresters' within the United States.

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

Put another way, around 1 in 15 thousand people are employed as 'Foresters'.

Job description

Manage public and private forested lands for economic, recreational, and conservation purposes. May inventory the type, amount, and location of standing timber, appraise the timber's worth, negotiate the purchase, and draw up contracts for procurement. May determine how to conserve wildlife habitats, creek beds, water quality, and soil stability, and how best to comply with environmental regulations. May devise plans for planting and growing new trees, monitor trees for healthy growth, and determine optimal harvesting schedules.

SOC Code: 19-1032.00

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Comments

Michael (No chance) says
AI may take over aspects of the work, but there are a lot of aspects of the profession related to human interaction.
Jun 07, 2022 at 05:59 PM
Lupo Nordangård (No chance) says
Every case is an edge case in this line of work. I don't see robots doing it any better then humans anytime soon.
Mar 02, 2021 at 09:44 AM

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