{"source":"Careermash (whatcareer.net)","measurement":"Measured August 2026","licence":"CC BY 4.0","cite_as":"Careermash, Measured August 2026, https://www.whatcareer.net/en/yellow/career/wildlife-conservationist/ai","career":{"slug":"wildlife-conservationist","title":"Wildlife Conservationist","subject":"Biological Sciences","ai_exposure_pct_today":18,"ai_exposure_definition":"Share of the job's day-to-day tasks AI is already used for, from observed real-world usage by occupation (Anthropic labour market research, 2026). A measurement of now, not a prediction.","horizons":[{"horizon":"Now","ai_exposure_pct":18,"door_grade":"B - achievable"},{"horizon":"5 yrs","ai_exposure_pct":28,"door_grade":"B - achievable"},{"horizon":"10 yrs","ai_exposure_pct":40,"door_grade":"B - achievable"},{"horizon":"20 yrs","ai_exposure_pct":63,"door_grade":"C - hard"}],"door_grade_now":"B - achievable","door_grade_20yr":"C - hard","door_source":"OpenAI, \"The AI Jobs Transition Framework\" (Richmond 2026), CC BY 4.0","moat_classified":true,"moat":"physical","moat_label":"PHYSICAL MOAT","moat_line":"The work is hands-on, in the real world. Software alone can't do it.","starting_pay":"£22,000 - £28,000"},"verdict_sentence":"AI is already used for 18% of the measured tasks of a Wildlife Conservationist, heading for 63% within 20 years. The door in is grade B today, grade C in 20 years. Moat: physical - The work is hands-on, in the real world. Software alone can't do it.","rank":{"careers_scored":1840,"less_exposed":704,"same_score":81,"more_exposed":1054},"neighbours":{"less_exposed":[{"slug":"admissions-officers","title":"Admissions officers","exposure":15},{"slug":"adult-education-instructor","title":"Adult Education Instructor","exposure":15},{"slug":"agricultural-educator","title":"Agricultural Educator","exposure":15}],"more_exposed":[{"slug":"actor","title":"Actor","exposure":19},{"slug":"actors","title":"Actors","exposure":19},{"slug":"aerial-installers","title":"Aerial installers","exposure":19}]},"ledger":[{"date":"2026-08-29","note":"Moat lines rewritten to assert only what the engine classification means (hands-on / protected by law / people want a real person / no special protection). No scores changed."},{"date":"2026-08-19","note":"Correction: careers without a moat record stopped showing a confident \"NO MOAT\" claim and now show \"moat not yet classified\". Exposure scores were and remain real for every career."},{"date":"2026-08-16","note":"First public measurement: AI exposure per occupation from Anthropic 2026 observed-usage research; door grades and 20-year horizons from OpenAI \"The AI Jobs Transition Framework\" (Richmond 2026, CC BY 4.0)."}]}