As of June 2026, Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health has an AI-exposure score of 60/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
AI Exposure Score for
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
60/100
Elevated exposure
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More exposed than 66% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$82,220. About 8,500 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
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How you compare to similar Science roles
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (you)
60
Physicists
60
Astronomers
60
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
60
Food Scientists and Technologists
59
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
61
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Your tasks, by AI exposure
Automatable
- Collect, synthesize, analyze, manage, and report environmental data, such as pollution emission measurements, atmospheric monitoring measurements, meteorological or mineralogical information, or soil or water samples.
Augmentable
- Communicate scientific or technical information to the public, organizations, or internal audiences through oral briefings, written documents, workshops, conferences, training sessions, or public hearings.
- Prepare charts or graphs from data samples, providing summary information on the environmental relevance of the data.
- Monitor environmental impacts of development activities.
- Design or direct studies to obtain technical environmental information about planned projects.
- Monitor effects of pollution or land degradation and recommend means of prevention or control.
- Develop the technical portions of legal documents, administrative orders, or consent decrees.
- Analyze data to determine validity, quality, and scientific significance and to interpret correlations between human activities and environmental effects.
- Review and implement environmental technical standards, guidelines, policies, and formal regulations that meet all appropriate requirements.
- Provide scientific or technical guidance, support, coordination, or oversight to governmental agencies, environmental programs, industry, or the public.
- Process and review environmental permits, licenses, or related materials.
- Evaluate violations or problems discovered during inspections to determine appropriate regulatory actions or to provide advice on the development and prosecution of regulatory cases.
- Research sources of pollution to determine their effects on the environment and to develop theories or methods of pollution abatement or control.
- Investigate and report on accidents affecting the environment.
Durable
- Develop programs designed to obtain the most productive, non-damaging use of land.
- Supervise or train students, environmental technologists, technicians, or other related staff.
- Determine data collection methods to be employed in research projects or surveys.
- Conduct applied research on environmental topics, such as waste control or treatment or pollution abatement methods.
- Provide advice on proper standards and regulations or the development of policies, strategies, or codes of practice for environmental management.
- Conduct environmental audits or inspections or investigations of violations.
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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 60→
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80% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$80,730
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72% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$82,220
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58
64% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$107,110
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61
56% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$55,090
Conservation Scientists
59
48% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$73,010
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58
40% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$59,920
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56
40% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$141,900
Climate Change Policy Analysts
58
40% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$82,220
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