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O*NET detailed work activityCollect environmental data or samples
Stays humanHands-on work
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This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Collect environmental or biological samples, under the O*NET work activity group Handling and Moving Objects. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 14 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Collect samples of air, water, gases, or solids to determine radioactivity levels of contamination.
- Gather data from sources such as surface or upper air stations, satellites, weather bureaus, or radar for use in meteorological reports or forecasts.
- Collect and analyze data to compare the environmental implications of economic policy or practice alternatives.
- Collect samples of gases, soils, water, industrial wastewater, or asbestos products to conduct tests on pollutant levels or identify sources of pollution.
- Collect and analyze data to determine environmental conditions and restoration needs.
- Collect and analyze water samples as part of field investigations or to validate data from automatic monitors.
- Collect and analyze biological data about relationships among and between organisms and their environment.
- Collect data on underground areas, such as reservoirs, that could be used in carbon sequestration operations.
- Collect water and soil samples to test for physical, chemical, or biological properties, such as pH, oxygen level, temperature, and pollution.
- Collect remote sensing data for forest or carbon tracking activities involved in assessing the impact of environmental change.
- Collect air samples from planes or ships over land or sea to study atmospheric composition.
- Collect air, water, gas or solid samples for testing to determine radioactivity levels or to ensure appropriate radioactive containment.