All occupations › Life, physical & social scienceCan AI Replace Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers in 2026? Moderate exposure. AI could handle about 68% of today's geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers tasks by 2036, and there is a 37% chance the number of jobs falls by a fifth or more. AI both assists and takes over tasks.
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Timeline Year 2030 Chance of 20%+ fewer jobs
14% 2030 · 37% 2036
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0% 50% 100% 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036 2026: 18% 2027: 20% 2028: 23% 2029: 28% 2030: 35% 2031: 43% 2032: 50% 2033: 57% 2034: 62% 2035: 65% 2036: 68% 35% Share of today's tasks AI can perform 40 80 120 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036 2026: 100 2027: 99 2028: 98 2029: 96 2030: 94 2031: 92 2032: 90 2033: 88 2034: 86 2035: 85 2036: 84 94 Headcount index, 2025 = 100 (dashed line) Your survival map Not every part of your job is at the same risk. Tap a number to see what to do about each task.
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1 Plan or conduct geological, geochemical, or geophysical field studies or surveys, sample collection, or drilling and testing programs used to collect data for research… 2 Investigate the composition, structure, or history of the Earth's crust through the collection, examination, measurement, or classification of soils, minerals, rocks,… 3 Measure characteristics of the Earth, such as gravity or magnetic fields, using equipment such as seismographs, gravimeters, torsion balances, or magnetometers. 4 Analyze and interpret geological data, using computer software. 5 Locate and review research articles or environmental, historical, or technical reports. 6 Analyze and interpret geological, geochemical, or geophysical information from sources, such as survey data, well logs, bore holes, or aerial photos. 7 Review environmental, historical, or technical reports and publications for accuracy. 8 Develop applied software for the analysis and interpretation of geological data. 9 Communicate geological findings by writing research papers, participating in conferences, or teaching geological science at universities. Lower-risk jobs that use similar skills Your plan Ticks are saved in this browser only.
Try an AI tool on one task you'd normally do by hand: "Review environmental, historical, or technical reports and publications for accuracy". Learn one AI tool well enough to show it in an interview, for: "Analyze and interpret geological data, using computer software". Get visibly better at your human core: "Plan or conduct geological, geochemical, or geophysical field studies or surveys, sample collection, or drilling and testing programs used to collect data for research…". Rewrite the top of your CV around judgment, people and decisions, not routine output. Read about a lower-risk move: Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health. Lower-risk jobs with similar tasks Based on 32 O*NET tasks for "Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers" (SOC 19-2042.00). LLM alone: 11% of tasks; with AI tools: 82%. Projections are a model, not official statistics. How we calculate this · Data version 2026-10
