AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 45-4023.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Log Graders and Scalers?

Grade logs or estimate the marketable content or value of logs or pulpwood in sorting yards, millpond, log deck, or similar locations. Inspect logs for defects or measure logs to determine volume.

Estimated AI task exposure
46%

Moderate exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

12 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

66/100

Physical moat

76/100

Human moat

15/100

Rating coverage

100%

12 task statements / 12 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Evaluate log characteristics and determine grades, using established criteria.
Importance 93/100Relevance 99/100Frequency 85/100Weight 0.93
Record data about individual trees or load volumes into tally books or hand-held collection terminals.
Importance 89/100Relevance 87/100Frequency 83/100Weight 0.87
Measure felled logs or loads of pulpwood to calculate volume, weight, dimensions, and marketable value, using measuring devices and conversion tables.
Importance 87/100Relevance 84/100Frequency 79/100Weight 0.84
Jab logs with metal ends of scale sticks, and inspect logs to ascertain characteristics or defects such as water damage, splits, knots, broken ends, rotten areas, twists, and curves.
Importance 82/100Relevance 79/100Frequency 85/100Weight 0.82
Paint identification marks of specified colors on logs to identify grades or species, using spray cans, or call out grades to log markers.
Importance 85/100Relevance 78/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.81
Identify logs of substandard or special grade so that they can be returned to shippers, regraded, recut, or transferred for other processing.
Importance 82/100Relevance 80/100Frequency 79/100Weight 0.80
Measure log lengths and mark boles for bucking into logs, according to specifications.
Importance 78/100Relevance 58/100Frequency 69/100Weight 0.68
Communicate with coworkers by signals to direct log movement.
Importance 77/100Relevance 51/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.68
Arrange for hauling of logs to appropriate mill sites.
Importance 81/100Relevance 46/100Frequency 61/100Weight 0.63
Drive to sawmills, wharfs, or skids to inspect logs or pulpwood.
Importance 74/100Relevance 51/100Frequency 49/100Weight 0.59

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$46,330

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

3,070

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-2.2%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

1

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Helpers--Extraction Workers

5%

41 points lower exposure • 78% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,730 Growth 2025–2035: +1.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

5%

41 points lower exposure • 79% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,510 Growth 2025–2035: +6.7% Annual openings: 15

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

41 points lower exposure • 78% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

6%

40 points lower exposure • 80% profile similarity

Median wage: $58,870 Growth 2025–2035: +2.8% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Home Appliance Repairers

5%

41 points lower exposure • 80% profile similarity

Median wage: $50,990 Growth 2025–2035: +1.9% Annual openings: 3

less digital task exposure, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

5%

41 points lower exposure • 78% profile similarity

Median wage: $64,120 Growth 2025–2035: +29.5% Annual openings: 2

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

  • routine information gathering
  • first-pass document drafting
  • standard reporting and summarization
  • repeatable administrative workflows

AUGMENT

  • research and analysis
  • quality checking AI-generated work
  • decision preparation
  • scenario generation

PROTECT

  • physical-world execution
  • on-site troubleshooting
  • dexterity and equipment interaction

LEARN

  • AI-assisted research
  • workflow automation
  • data literacy
  • prompt and workflow design
  • AI output verification

AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

What this score does not mean

The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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