Environmental Restoration Planners
Collaborate with field and biology staff to oversee the implementation of restoration projects and to develop new products. Process and synthesize complex scientific data into practical strategies for restoration, monitoring or management.
$82,220 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
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- 17%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 2%. Today's estimate: 3%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 23 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan environmental restoration projects, using biological databases, environmental strategies, and planning software.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 12% | 3.3 work days6.7 h to 1.7 work weeks | 0%Half by Sep 2028 | |
| Develop natural resource management plans, using knowledge of environmental planning or state and federal environmental regulatory requirements.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 12% | 1 work week1.7 work days to 3.3 work weeks | 0%Half by Dec 2028 | |
| Create habitat management or restoration plans, such as native tree restoration and weed control.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 11% | 2.5 work days6.7 h to 1.7 work weeks | 0%Half by Jun 2028 | |
| Plan or supervise environmental studies to achieve compliance with environmental regulations in construction, modification, operation, acquisition, or divestiture of facilities such as power plants.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 10% | 4.2 work days1.7 work days to 2.5 work weeks | Stays with people | |
| Collect and analyze data to determine environmental conditions and restoration needs.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 8% | 2.1 work days6.7 h to 1.3 work weeks | Stays with people | |
| Supervise and provide technical guidance, training, or assistance to employees working in the field to restore habitats.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 7% | 3.3 h1.7 h to 1.7 work days | Stays with people | |
| Identify environmental mitigation alternatives, ensuring compliance with applicable standards, laws, or regulations.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 5% | 1.3 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 4%Half by Dec 2027 | |
| Conduct environmental impact studies to examine the ecological effects of pollutants, disease, human activities, nature, and climate change.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 5% | 1.5 work weeks1.7 work days to 4.2 work weeks | 0%Half by May 2029 | |
| Develop environmental restoration project schedules and budgets.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 5% | 1.3 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 4%Half by Dec 2027 | |
| Provide technical direction on environmental planning to energy engineers, biologists, geologists, or other professionals working to develop restoration plans or strategies.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 2.5 h50 min to 1 work day | 40%Half by Dec 2026 | |
| Create environmental models or simulations, using geographic information system (GIS) data and knowledge of particular ecosystems or ecological regions.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 4% | 2.1 work days5 h to 1.3 work weeks | 1%Half by Apr 2028 | |
| Apply for permits required for the implementation of environmental remediation projects.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 1.3 work weeks | 2%Half by May 2028 |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
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Where this job works
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