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title = "Hydrologic Technicians"
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experience = "Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job."
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slug = "associate-s-degree"

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employment = 2940
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employment = 480
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naics = "221111"
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title = "Hydroelectric Power Generation"
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[[industries.top]]
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employment = 80
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[[industries.top]]
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level = "National industry"
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naics = "221111"
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title = "Hydroelectric Power Generation"
level = "National industry"
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naics = "541380"
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title = "Testing Laboratories and Services"
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[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "22"
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title = "Utilities"
level = "Sector"
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naics = "54"
slug = "54"
title = "Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services"
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value = 72
percentile = 73
band = "High"
version = "ai-exposure-index-v1"
componentCount = 2

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percentile = 67
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 76
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"

[aiOutlook.eloundou]
alpha = 0.1875
beta = 0.5
gamma = 0.8125

[aiOutlook.bls]
growthPercent = -2.1
growthPercentile = 19
direction = "Declining"
annualOpeningsThousands = 0.4
annualOpeningsPercentile = 6
employment2024Thousands = 3.1
employment2034Thousands = 3

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source = "eloundou_gamma"
label = "LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou)"
value = 0.8125
percentile = 67
band = "High"
note = "Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank."

[[aiOutlook.exposure]]
source = "microsoft_applicability"
label = "AI assistant applicability (Microsoft)"
value = 0.23422405892664402
percentile = 76
band = "High"
note = "How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement."

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "bls_employment_projections"
version = "2024-2034"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"
version = "working-with-ai"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"
version = "gpts-are-gpts"

[counts]
tasks = 16
skills = 9
capabilities = 0
tools = 21
relatedRoles = 20

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version = "30.3"
generatedAt = "2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00"
contentHash = "9f8eca3738c5380e"

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text = "Analyze ecological data about the impact of pollution, erosion, floods, and other environmental problems on bodies of water."
type = "n/a"
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[[tasks]]
text = "Answer technical questions from hydrologists, policymakers, or other customers developing water conservation plans."
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text = "Apply research findings to minimize the environmental impacts of pollution, waterborne diseases, erosion, or sedimentation."
type = "n/a"
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[[tasks]]
text = "Assist in designing programs to ensure the proper sealing of abandoned wells."
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iwa = "4.A.3.a.1.g"

[[tasks]]
text = "Collect water and soil samples to test for physical, chemical, or biological properties, such as pH, oxygen level, temperature, and pollution."
type = "n/a"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.al"

[[tasks]]
text = "Develop computer models for hydrologic predictions."
type = "n/a"
iwa = "4.A.2.b.2.u"

[[tasks]]
text = "Estimate the costs and benefits of municipal projects, such as hydroelectric power plants, irrigation systems, and wastewater treatment facilities."
type = "n/a"
iwa = "4.A.2.a.4.e"

[[tasks]]
text = "Investigate complaints or conflicts related to the alteration of public waters by gathering information, recommending alternatives, or preparing legal documents."
type = "n/a"
iwa = "4.A.2.a.2.c"

[[tasks]]
text = "Investigate the properties, origins, or activities of glaciers, ice, snow, or permafrost."
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[[tasks]]
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[[tasks]]
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[[tasks]]
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name = "Microsoft Windows"
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name = "Presentation Software"
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inDemand = false

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[[tools]]
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[[tools]]
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[[tools]]
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[[tools]]
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[[tools]]
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[[tools]]
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[[tools]]
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[[tools]]
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[[tools]]
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[[tools]]
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[[tools]]
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[[tools]]
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[[tools]]
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inDemand = false

[[tools]]
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family = "career_interest_type"
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name = "Mathematics/Statistics"
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[[personFit]]
name = "Engineering"
family = "specific_interest_area"
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name = "Dependability"
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value = 3

[[personFit]]
name = "Physical/Manual Labor"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 2.98

[[personFit]]
name = "Attention to Detail"
family = "work_style"
value = 2.57

[[personFit]]
name = "Life Science"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 2.53

[[personFit]]
name = "Mechanics/Electronics"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 2.52

[[personFit]]
name = "Information Technology"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 2.3

[[personFit]]
name = "Agriculture"
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value = 2.19

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name = "Cautiousness"
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[[personFit]]
name = "Intellectual Curiosity"
family = "work_style"
value = 1.97

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "19-2043.00"
slug = "role-19-2043-00"
title = "Hydrologists"
tier = "Primary-Short"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "17-2051.02"
slug = "role-17-2051-02"
title = "Water/Wastewater Engineers"
tier = "Primary-Short"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "19-4043.00"
slug = "role-19-4043-00"
title = "Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians"
tier = "Primary-Short"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "11-9121.02"
slug = "role-11-9121-02"
title = "Water Resource Specialists"
tier = "Primary-Short"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "19-1031.00"
slug = "role-19-1031-00"
title = "Conservation Scientists"
tier = "Primary-Short"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "19-2041.00"
slug = "role-19-2041-00"
title = "Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health"
tier = "Primary-Long"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "17-3031.00"
slug = "role-17-3031-00"
title = "Surveying and Mapping Technicians"
tier = "Primary-Long"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "19-4042.00"
slug = "role-19-4042-00"
title = "Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health"
tier = "Primary-Long"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "17-3025.00"
slug = "role-17-3025-00"
title = "Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians"
tier = "Primary-Long"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "17-2081.00"
slug = "role-17-2081-00"
title = "Environmental Engineers"
tier = "Primary-Long"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "17-1022.01"
slug = "role-17-1022-01"
title = "Geodetic Surveyors"
tier = "Supplemental"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "19-2041.03"
slug = "role-19-2041-03"
title = "Industrial Ecologists"
tier = "Supplemental"

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cluster = "Agriculture"
slug = "agriculture"

[[careerClusters]]
cluster = "Energy & Natural Resources"
slug = "energy-natural-resources"

[[studyPrograms]]
title = "Physical Sciences"
slug = "physical-sciences"

[[studyPrograms]]
title = "Science Technologies/Technicians"
slug = "science-technologies-technicians"
