Sustainability Specialists
of tasks in the Sustainability Specialists role are ones AI can already do, per AI experts.
From a Stanford study where AI experts and sustainability specialists workers rated each real task (O*NET). Not a guess from the job title.
Key statistics
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- AI can already do 63% of the 8 work tasks in the Sustainability Specialists role, according to AI experts in the Stanford WORKBank study (O*NET SOC 13-1199.05).
- Workers in the Sustainability Specialists role want about 50% of their tasks automated (Stanford WORKBank, 1,500 U.S. workers).
- 2 of 8 Sustainability Specialists tasks are Automation Green Light, wanted by workers and do-able by AI, that is 25% of the role (Stanford WORKBank).
- The typical Sustainability Specialists task scores 2.87/5 for worker desire to automate and 3.54/5 for AI capability today (Stanford WORKBank, 1-5 scale).
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What workers told Stanford
Of the 8 tasks studied for Sustainability Specialists, 2 (25%) are in the Automation Green Light zone, AI can largely do them and workers want it. Across all tasks, workers want about 50% automated. The typical task scores 2.87/5 for worker desire and 3.54/5 for AI capability.
All 8 tasks, most-wanted first
Create or maintain plans or other documents related to sustainability projects.
Green Lightwant 3.17 · AI 4.5Review and revise sustainability proposals or policies.
R&D Opportunitywant 3.17 · AI 3Monitor or track sustainability indicators, such as energy usage, natural resource usage, waste generation, and recycling.
Green Lightwant 3 · AI 4.33Provide technical or administrative support for sustainability programs or issues.
R&D Opportunitywant 3 · AI 3Research or review regulatory, technical, or market issues related to sustainability.
Red Lightwant 2.83 · AI 4Assess or propose sustainability initiatives, considering factors such as cost effectiveness, technical feasibility, and acceptance.
Red Lightwant 2.75 · AI 3.5Collect information about waste stream management or green building practices to inform decision makers.
Low Prioritywant 2.6 · AI 2.5Develop reports or presentations to communicate the effectiveness of sustainability initiatives.
Red Lightwant 2.4 · AI 3.5
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Other Business and Financial Operations roles in the Stanford WORKBank study, closest AI-capability share first.
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- Management AnalystsAI can do 75% of tasks today · workers want 25% automated
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- FundraisersAI can do 50% of tasks today · workers want 80% automated
Lower-automation alternatives
Less of these jobs is automatable today: AI experts rate a smaller share of their tasks as doable than the 63% for Sustainability Specialists (Stanford WORKBank).