Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

• Maintain files, such as hazardous waste databases, chemical usage data, personnel exposure information, or diagrams showing equipment locations.75
• Calculate amount of pollutant in samples or compute air pollution or gas flow in industrial processes, using chemical and mathematical formulas.70
• Perform statistical analysis of environmental data.70

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Analyze potential environmental impacts of production process changes, and recommend steps to mitigate negative impacts.50
• Develop testing procedures.45
• Provide information or technical or program assistance to government representatives, employers, or the general public on the issues of public health, environmental protection, or workplace safety.40

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

• Collect samples of gases, soils, water, industrial wastewater, or asbestos products to conduct tests on pollutant levels or identify sources of pollution.10
• Investigate hazardous conditions or spills or outbreaks of disease or food poisoning, collecting samples for analysis.12
• Calibrate microscopes or test instruments.15

Task exposure values and classifications are published, versioned estimates audited against the anchored rubric. This page reads them from the data release rather than generating them at request time. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 37 puts Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health in the third quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this high is about the mix: 4 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 7 augmentable, and 9 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

No adjacent role in the current data release is at least 10 points lower with ≥50% skill overlap — we don’t label anything “safer” unless the data supports it.

Labor-market context

• $55,090median wage
• 34,670employed
• 5,600annual openings
• +4.2%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 42
• Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians 39
• Environmental Engineers 42
• Environmental Compliance Inspectors 39
• Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 24
• Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers 39

How this score was calculated

FAQ — Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

Will AI replace Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health?

This score cannot predict whether this occupation or any individual job will be replaced. It shows which tasks current and near-term AI can perform or accelerate, which tasks remain more durable, and where a worker can adapt. Employer decisions, demand, regulation, and how the role changes are outside the score.

What does a score of 37 mean for a Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health?

It means that, weighted across the 20 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 37 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the third quartile of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

The highest-exposure tasks are: Maintain files, such as hazardous waste databases, chemical usage data, personnel exposure information, or diagrams showing equipment locations; Calculate amount of pollutant in samples or compute air pollution or gas flow in industrial processes, using chemical and mathematical formulas; Perform statistical analysis of environmental data. Exposure comes from the published, rubric-scored data release rather than being generated when you open this page.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Collect samples of gases, soils, water, industrial wastewater, or asbestos products to conduct tests on pollutant levels or identify sources of pollution; Investigate hazardous conditions or spills or outbreaks of disease or food poisoning, collecting samples for analysis; Calibrate microscopes or test instruments. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.