Jobs · Life, Physical, and Social Science · O*NET-SOC 19-3092.00
Geographers: which tasks is AI doing?
1 of its 12 tasks show measurable AI use, and 38% of that use is automation (AI doing the task) rather than augmentation (AI helping a person do it).
Study the nature and use of areas of the Earth's surface, relating and interpreting interactions of physical and cultural phenomena. Conduct research on physical aspects of a region, including land forms, climates, soils, plants, and animals, and conduct research on the spatial implications of human activities within a given area, including social characteristics, economic activities, and political organization, as well as researching interdependence between regions at scales ranging from local to global.
Tasks with observed AI use
1 of 12
Claude conversations mapped to this job's tasks
Automation share of that use
38%
The rest is augmentation; all usage: 49%
US employment
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US median annual wage
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Which of these does AI already do for you?
Tick the tasks AI handles in your version of this job. Whatever stays unticked is what keeps a person needed: the links a chain waits on. The bars show where people already use AI for each task, from real usage data.
How to read this
Observed use is not the same as replacement. A task can see heavy AI use while the job grows, because the remaining tasks, such as judgment, accountability, and dealing with people, become more valuable. That is the weak-link pattern behind the explainer.
Task lists and wages are US data. The tasks are broadly similar in other countries; pay and employment are not. For your own economy, see work and jobs by country.
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