Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · SOC 19-2043
Hydrologists
substantial overlap 2023 task rating
What this means. In the researchers’ assessment, a large minority of tasks overlap. The rating includes tasks that could require additional AI software.
What it does not mean. This is not the chance of losing your job, a measure of current AI use, or a test of today's tools.
Work and pay in Colorado
About 360 Coloradans work in this occupation. These statewide BLS figures describe the occupation, not the number of jobs at risk.
- Colorado employment
- 360 published OEWS estimate, 2025
- Colorado median wage
- $100,840 annual, 2025
Technical detail: score, comparison and sources
A score summarizes task ratings on a 0–100 scale. A percentile compares occupations with each other. Neither is a probability of job loss.
- Exposure score
- 53.1 0–100; published human task rating
- Percentile
- 87 higher rated overlap than 87% of occupations
Where it sits among occupations
This occupation’s score comes from published human task ratings (Eloundou and colleagues, 2023). Employment and wages are BLS OEWS Colorado estimates for 2025; no county imputation is used for those figures.
Similar occupations in this group
- Occupational Health and Safety Specialists some overlap 3,080 CO jobs
- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health high overlap 2,580 CO jobs
- Biological Technicians little overlap 1,990 CO jobs
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other substantial overlap 1,860 CO jobs
The largest other occupations (by published Colorado employment) in Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations — all 48 are on the group page.
Cite this page
Colorado AI Exposure Atlas
Martin, Christopher. “AI Exposure of Hydrologists.” Colorado AI Exposure Atlas, 2026 edition. https://coloradoaiexposureatlas.com/occupation/hydrologists/.
2026 Edition · Employment data 2025 · Compiled by Christopher Martin