AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 19-2041.02

Will AI replace Environmental Restoration Planners?

Environmental Restoration Planners: AI can already handle 4 of 23 tasks; the work mostly needs a frontier-tier model.

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Every task, scored

The 23 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Environmental Restoration Planners, from most to least exposed. 4 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.

Task AI exposure Evidence Model tier Importance
Collect and analyze data to determine environmental conditions and restoration needs. 80 Estimated Standard 4.3
Conduct site assessments to certify a habitat or to ascertain environmental damage or restoration needs. 65 Estimated Standard 4.4
Review existing environmental remediation designs. 65 Estimated Standard 3.7
Develop and communicate recommendations for landowners to maintain or restore environmental conditions. 60 Estimated Frontier 3.7
Communicate findings of environmental studies or proposals for environmental remediation to other restoration professionals. 55 Estimated Standard 4.1
Apply for permits required for the implementation of environmental remediation projects. 55 Estimated Efficient 4.0
Identify environmental mitigation alternatives, ensuring compliance with applicable standards, laws, or regulations. 55 Estimated Standard 3.9
Identify short- and long-term impacts of environmental remediation activities. 55 Estimated Efficient 3.8
Write grants to obtain funding for restoration projects. 55 Estimated Efficient 3.7
Conduct feasibility and cost-benefit studies for environmental remediation projects. 55 Estimated Efficient 3.6
Conduct environmental impact studies to examine the ecological effects of pollutants, disease, human activities, nature, and climate change. 55 Estimated Efficient 3.5
Create environmental models or simulations, using geographic information system (GIS) data and knowledge of particular ecosystems or ecological regions. 55 Estimated Frontier 3.4
Develop environmental restoration project schedules and budgets. 50 Estimated Frontier 4.5
Provide technical direction on environmental planning to energy engineers, biologists, geologists, or other professionals working to develop restoration plans or strategies. 50 Estimated Frontier 4.4
Create habitat management or restoration plans, such as native tree restoration and weed control. 50 Estimated Frontier 4.4
Plan environmental restoration projects, using biological databases, environmental strategies, and planning software. 50 Estimated Frontier 4.2
Develop natural resource management plans, using knowledge of environmental planning or state and federal environmental regulatory requirements. 50 Estimated Frontier 4.0
Notify regulatory or permitting agencies of deviations from implemented remediation plans. 50 Estimated Standard 3.7
Plan or supervise environmental studies to achieve compliance with environmental regulations in construction, modification, operation, acquisition, or divestiture of facilities such as power plants. 50 Estimated Frontier 3.7
Create diagrams to communicate environmental remediation planning, using geographic information systems (GIS), computer-aided design (CAD), or other mapping or diagramming software. 50 Estimated Frontier 3.2
Develop environmental management or restoration plans for sites with power transmission lines, natural gas pipelines, fuel refineries, geothermal plants, wind farms, or solar farms. 50 Estimated Frontier 3.0
Supervise and provide technical guidance, training, or assistance to employees working in the field to restore habitats. 35 Estimated Efficient 4.2
Inspect active remediation sites to ensure compliance with environmental or safety policies, standards, or regulations. 20 Estimated Efficient 4.0

Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 23 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 23 of 23. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.

The model tier this role needs

A frontier-tier model or lower covers 100% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 100% of the work is something AI can address at some tier.

Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.

Wages, employment and outlook

US employment
89,250
Median annual wage
$82,220
Middle half of earners
$64,490 to $107,970
Projected change, 2024 to 2034
+4.4%

Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034. BLS publishes these figures by SOC code, so O*NET occupations that share a SOC code show the same figures.

Adjacent roles

The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.

Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.

Questions about Environmental Restoration Planners and AI

Will AI replace Environmental Restoration Planners?

AI already handles 4 of the 23 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 53 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +4.4% from 2024 to 2034.

What is the AI exposure of Environmental Restoration Planners?

53 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 0 of the 23 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 23 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.

Which Environmental Restoration Planners tasks can AI already do?

The tasks with the highest exposure are: Collect and analyze data to determine environmental conditions and restoration needs; Conduct site assessments to certify a habitat or to ascertain environmental damage or restoration needs; Review existing environmental remediation designs. They are three of the 4 tasks that reach 60 or more.

What AI model tier does this role need?

A frontier-tier model or lower covers 100% of the role's importance-weighted task work. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.

How many people work as Environmental Restoration Planners, and what do they earn?

89,250 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $82,220 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +4.4% from 2024 to 2034.

How to cite

Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.

JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Environmental Restoration Planners. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/environmental-restoration-planners

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