botanist

Botanists are occupied with the maintenance of a range of plants from around the world, often in a botanic garden. They conduct scientific studies and travel in order to study plants growing in the wild. Botanists are responsible for the maintenance and development of the botanic garden.

The most in-demand skills for this role include variety of botanicals, botany, evolution of economic forecasts, corporate social responsibility, recreation activities, biology. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives botanist a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.