Patrol assigned area to prevent fish and game law violations. Investigate reports of damage to crops or property by wildlife. Compile biological data.
U.S. Workers
6,420
Median Salary
$68,180
10-Year Growth
-6.0%
Annual Openings
500
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
22 of 24 tasks have some AI capability
Exposure Trend
This score reflects estimated AI technical capability for tasks in this occupation. It does not predict employment changes, and it does not account for company-specific constraints, regulation, or adoption barriers.
Promote or provide hunter or trapper safety training.
AI: Fully automatable - AI can fully create, deliver, and promote hunter/trapper safety training (including interactive modules, simulations, and outreach) without needing physical presence.
Provide advice or information to park or reserve visitors.
AI: Fully automatable - Providing advice and information to visitors can be fully automated with chatbots, kiosks and voice assistants that deliver up-to-date guidance and maps.
Issue licenses, permits, or other documentation.
AI: Fully automatable - Issuing licenses and permits is routinely automatable through digital workflows and AI-driven verification systems for standard applications.
Patrol assigned areas by car, boat, airplane, horse, or on foot to enforce game, fish, or boating laws or to manage wildlife programs, lakes, or land.
AI: Partial - AI and autonomous sensors/drones can assist with remote monitoring and route planning but cannot fully replace human wardens' on‑the‑ground presence, judgment, and law‑enforcement authority in 2025.
Compile and present evidence for court actions.
AI: Partial - AI can compile, organize, and format evidence and draft court documents, but cannot serve as the legally required human witness or perform sworn testimony or final legal decisions.
Investigate hunting accidents or reports of fish or game law violations.
AI: Partial - AI can analyze data, camera footage, and forensics to generate leads and hypotheses, but cannot conduct physical scene work, witnesses interviews, or exercise investigative discretion fully on site.
Protect and preserve native wildlife, plants, or ecosystems.
AI: Partial - AI can optimize monitoring, habitat modeling, and management recommendations for conservation, but cannot execute many hands‑on restoration, enforcement, or stewardship activities independently.
Issue warnings or citations and file reports as necessary.
AI: Partial - AI can draft citations, decide likely violations from data, and auto‑populate reports, but legal issuance of warnings/citations and discretionary enforcement actions remain human responsibilities.
Provide assistance to other local law enforcement agencies as required.
AI: Partial - AI can provide analytical support, information sharing, and logistical coordination to other agencies, but cannot substitute for human officers providing physical mutual aid and on‑scene command.
Participate in search-and-rescue operations.
AI: Partial - AI can substantially aid search‑and‑rescue by coordinating assets, analyzing signals and imagery, and directing drones, but cannot perform many rescue extractions or make on‑scene medical/rescue decisions alone.
Arrange for disposition of fish or game illegally taken or possessed.
AI: Partial - AI can automate administrative arrangements, scheduling, and legal paperwork for disposition of illegally taken game, but final legal authority and some logistical/physical steps require human action.
Address schools, civic groups, sporting clubs, or the media to disseminate information concerning wildlife conservation and regulations.
AI: Partial - AI can generate materials and deliver virtual presentations to disseminate information but cannot fully replace in-person outreach, credibility, and situational responsiveness of a human warden.
Recommend revisions in hunting and trapping regulations or in animal management programs so that wildlife balances or habitats can be maintained.
AI: Partial - AI can analyze ecological data and model regulatory outcomes to recommend revisions, but human judgment, stakeholder input, and legal/political considerations remain necessary.
Inspect commercial operations relating to fish or wildlife, recreation, or protected areas.
AI: Partial - AI and remote sensing can augment inspections by detecting anomalies, but on-site physical inspections, enforcement actions, and contextual judgment still require humans.
Survey areas and compile figures of bag counts of hunters to determine the effectiveness of control measures.
AI: Partial - AI can compile and analyze hunter-reported data, camera traps and sensor feeds to estimate bag counts, but reliable field data collection and verification are not fully automatable yet.
Collect and report information on populations or conditions of fish and wildlife in their habitats, availability of game food or cover, or suspected pollution.
AI: Partial - AI can process remote-sensing, sensor networks and historical data to report on populations and conditions, but physical sampling, verification and some ecological assessments still need humans.
Design or implement control measures to prevent or counteract damage caused by wildlife or people.
AI: Partial - AI can design control strategies and model outcomes, but implementing measures in the field and managing stakeholders requires human execution and oversight.
Investigate crop, property, or habitat damage or destruction or instances of water pollution to determine causes and to advise property owners of preventive measures.
AI: Partial - AI can analyze evidence, imagery and sensor data to suggest causes and preventive measures, but on-the-ground investigation, sample collection and legal procedures require humans.
Document the extent of crop, property, or habitat damage and make financial loss estimates or compensation recommendations.
AI: Partial - AI can analyze images, GIS and valuation data to generate damage estimates and compensation recommendations, but on-site judgment, legal discretion, and contested negotiations still require human oversight.
Supervise the activities of seasonal workers.
AI: Partial - AI can assist with scheduling, monitoring, and performance analytics for seasonal workers but cannot fully replace human leadership, conflict resolution, and real‑time supervisory decisions.
Perform facilities maintenance work, such as constructing or repairing structures or controlling weeds or pests.
AI: Partial - Robotic and automated systems can perform some maintenance tasks (e.g., weed control, basic repairs) but complex construction, troubleshooting and varied manual repairs still need human tradespeople.
Participate in firefighting efforts.
AI: Partial - AI and robotic assets can support firefighting (detection, mapping, drone water drops, coordination) but cannot fully replace human firefighters in complex, high‑risk suppression and rescue operations.
Serve warrants and make arrests.
AI: Not automatable - Serving warrants and making arrests require physical action, use‑of‑force decisions, and legal authority that AI cannot perform or be entrusted with in 2025.
Seize equipment used in fish and game law violations.
AI: Not automatable - Seizing equipment requires physical presence, legal authority, chain-of-custody and force/judgment that AI cannot perform.