Conduct short- and long-term climate assessments and study storm occurrences.

“Conduct short- and long-term climate assessments and study storm occurrences.” is a core task performed by Hydrologists. Among the occupation's 25 rated tasks, workers place it 5th by importance (#21 most important). About 96% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Research issues related to earth sciences. in Getting Information

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T2.

How AI is actually used on this kind of task

The Anthropic Economic Index observes how people actually use AI on tasks like this one across millions of real conversations.

• 0.002% share of AI-use records mapped to this task
• 92% of interactions still needed a human in the loop

Observed AI use describes people choosing to use AI as a tool on this kind of task today. It is augmentation and assistance, not a measure of jobs replaced.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Prepare written and oral reports describing research results, using illustrations, maps, appendices, and other information. · importance 4.4
• Design and conduct scientific hydrogeological investigations to ensure that accurate and appropriate information is available for use in water resource management decisions. · importance 4.1
• Measure and graph phenomena such as lake levels, stream flows, and changes in water volumes. · importance 4.0
• Conduct research and communicate information to promote the conservation and preservation of water resources. · importance 4.0
• Coordinate and supervise the work of professional and technical staff, including research assistants, technologists, and technicians. · importance 3.9
• Study public water supply issues, including flood and drought risks, water quality, wastewater, and impacts on wetland habitats. · importance 3.9
• Apply research findings to help minimize the environmental impacts of pollution, waterborne diseases, erosion, and sedimentation. · importance 3.9
• Study and document quantities, distribution, disposition, and development of underground and surface waters. · importance 3.8
• Install, maintain, and calibrate instruments such as those that monitor water levels, rainfall, and sediments. · importance 3.7
• Develop computer models for hydrologic predictions. · importance 3.7
• Study and analyze the physical aspects of the earth in terms of hydrological components, including atmosphere, hydrosphere, and interior structure. · importance 3.6
• Evaluate research data in terms of its impact on issues such as soil and water conservation, flood control planning, and water supply forecasting. · importance 3.6
• Collect and analyze water samples as part of field investigations or to validate data from automatic monitors. · importance 3.6
• Prepare hydrogeologic evaluations of known or suspected hazardous waste sites and land treatment and feedlot facilities. · importance 3.6

See all tasks on the Hydrologists page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  title  = {Conduct short- and long-term climate assessments and study storm occurrences.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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