Forestry / Forest Science

My Major Lifespan

until AI starts shrinking hiring of this major’s graduates
Sep 24, 2035 · 3285 days left

AI working with satellite and lidar data will first shrink the forest surveys and project design documents that new hires handle. But supervising work on steep slopes and responding to wildfires and landslides remain human jobs, and public-sector employment falls only slowly as agencies scale back new recruitment.

Major lifespan is the time left until AI is expected to start shrinking hiring of this major’s graduates. It doesn’t mean the major will disappear or that everyone will lose their job.