Fish and Game Wardens

Most exposed tasks

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

• Issue licenses, permits, or other documentation.60

Augmentable tasks

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

• Survey areas and compile figures of bag counts of hunters to determine the effectiveness of control measures.50
• Recommend revisions in hunting and trapping regulations or in animal management programs so that wildlife balances or habitats can be maintained.45
• Collect and report information on populations or conditions of fish and wildlife in their habitats, availability of game food or cover, or suspected pollution.45

Most durable tasks

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

• Serve warrants and make arrests.5
• Participate in search-and-rescue operations.8
• Patrol assigned areas by car, boat, airplane, horse, or on foot to enforce game, fish, or boating laws or to manage wildlife programs, lakes, or land.10

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 29 puts Fish and Game Wardens in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this level is about the mix: 1 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 7 augmentable, and 12 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

Shown only when the target is at least 10 points lower under the same score version and skill overlap is at least 50%. These are adjacent roles with lower task exposure — not guaranteed “safe careers”.

Labor-market context

• $74,060median wage
• 5,770employed
• 500annual openings
• -5.7%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.

• Range Managers 34
• Conservation Scientists 41
• Forest and Conservation Technicians 31
• Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists 28
• Park Naturalists 31
• Fishing and Hunting Workers 14

How this score was calculated

FAQ — Fish and Game Wardens

Will AI replace Fish and Game Wardens?

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 29 mean for a Fish and Game Wardens?

It means that, weighted across the 20 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 29 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the second 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: Issue licenses, permits, or other documentation. 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: Serve warrants and make arrests; Participate in search-and-rescue operations; Patrol assigned areas by car, boat, airplane, horse, or on foot to enforce game, fish, or boating laws or to manage wildlife programs, lakes, or land. 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.