Park Naturalists
Plan, develop, and conduct programs to inform public of historical, natural, and scientific features of national, state, or local park.
$73,010 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 36%
- 21%
- 44%
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, 1%. Today's estimate: 1%.
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 . 20 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan, organize and direct activities of seasonal staff members.Done daily by most who do it. | 18% | 3.3 h1.7 h to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Plan and organize public events at the park.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 15% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 2%Half by Feb 2028 | |
| Develop environmental educational programs and curricula for schools.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 14% | 2.5 work days6.7 h to 1.3 work weeks | 0%Half by Apr 2028 | |
| Assist with operations of general facilities, such as visitor centers.Done daily by most who do it. | 12% | 1.7 h25 min to 5 h | Stays with people | |
| Conduct field trips to point out scientific, historic, and natural features of parks, forests, historic sites, or other attractions.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 6% | 2.5 h1.3 h to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Provide visitor services, such as explaining regulations, answering visitor requests, needs and complaints, and providing information about the park and surrounding areas.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 5% | 38 min13 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Survey park to determine forest conditions and distribution and abundance of fauna and flora.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 5% | 6.7 h2.5 h to 2.5 work days | Stays with people | |
| Construct historical, scientific, and nature visitor-center displays.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 1 work week | Stays with people | |
| Prepare and present illustrated lectures and interpretive talks about park features.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 3.3 h1.3 h to 1 work day | Stays with people | |
| Provide care for park program animals.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 50 min25 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Research stories regarding the area's natural history or environment.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 3% | 6.7 h2.5 h to 2.1 work days | 10%Half by Jun 2027 | |
| Perform routine maintenance on park structures.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 3% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people |
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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From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
Where this job works
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