Automation index
How much of a Forest ranger’s job can AI already do?
A log and a GIS come earlier. Walking the forest and stopping a fire do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Forest ranger
18%
AI can already do 18% of this job.
#551 / 633
View rankingForest ranger
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Logs, GIS and penalty files.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Patrol, poaching and fires.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 10% | +2.2 |
Neighbours, shepherds and councils.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Sampling, paths and signage.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Duties, weather and terrain.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
Not arriving late to a column of smoke.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 14% | +2 |
| Total | 100% | 18% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Logs, GIS and penalty files
- Patrol, poaching and fires
- Neighbours, shepherds and councils
- Sampling, paths and signage
- Duties, weather and terrain
- Not arriving late to a column of smoke
- agente forestal
- agente medioambiental
- forest ranger
Sources for this job· O*NET 33-3031.00· ESCO/ISCO 5419
IS WORK OVER?
GIS technician
28%
#122 / 633
View rankingGIS technician
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Layers, projections and the geoprocess.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 52% | +9.4 |
Quality, topology and the attribute error.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Field, GPS and what the satellite misses.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Publish, services and the viewer that dies.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The client, the deadline and the layer that does not exist.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
That it matches the ground, and not mixing datums.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 28% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- GIS layers
- geoprocesses
- projections
- topology
- field GPS
- publish services
- shapefiles
- datums
Sources for this job· O*NET 15-1299.00· ESCO/ISCO 2165