Keeper/Trainer in zoological, bird and aquatic parks
AI Exposure Rank
14/100
Range 9–18/100 across source-weight sensitivity checks
Keeper/Trainer in zoological, bird and aquatic parks has an AI Exposure Rank of 14/100, meaning its work is more exposed to current AI capabilities than approximately 14% of Singapore occupations. The evidence currently points to limited direct change; this is a relative rank, not a probability of job loss.
Service & Sales Workers·SGD 2,803/mo (2,552–3,387)·~3.0K workers in SG·Updated 2026-06-11
Relative AI exposure, not a prediction of job loss. Hiring, wages and role design depend on many forces this rank does not forecast.
Why This Score
18% of tasks overlap with current AI
58% human advantage from judgment & presence
52% demand buffer from the local labour market
AI usage 3pp above theoretical exposure
These factors interact with each other — the final score is not a simple sum of these bars.
The evidence behind this occupation's AI exposure, with human-work and demand context shown separately. Score stability: watch. How this works
Tasks AI can handle
With 18% AI task overlap (based on Felten AIOE, Anthropic Economic Index, and Eloundou GPT exposure), the Keeper/Trainer in zoological, bird and aquatic parks tasks most exposed include: generating lesson plans, creating quizzes and practice exercises, summarizing curricula, personalizing reading lists, and grading objective assessments.
- • Perform general administrative tasks, such as keeping records or writing reports.
- • Conduct an initial assessment of an athlete's injury or illness to provide emergency or continued care and to determine whether they should be referred to physicians for definitive diagnosis and treatment.
- • Assess and report the progress of recovering athletes to coaches or physicians.
O*NET tasks for this occupation with the most observed AI usage (Anthropic task data).
What AI can't do here
At 58% human bottleneck protection, the tasks that remain hardest to automate for Keeper/Trainer in zoological, bird and aquatic parks include: motivating students, adapting to emotional and social dynamics in the classroom, mentoring, handling behavioral issues, and assessing creative or nuanced work.
Main insulation channels: Non-routine work + Physical presence — the work-context dimensions behind this occupation's human bottleneck.
Skills to focus on
Sources: Felten AIOE (2021), Anthropic Economic Index (2026), Eloundou GPT Exposure (Science, 2024), Pizzinelli et al. bottleneck model. Full methodology.
Singapore Now
Current labour market conditions and how they affect this role.
Cooling, but not collapsing. Vacancies are softer, yet retrenchment remains low and hiring still exceeds resignations.
Vacancy
3.1%
↓ 11.4% YoY
Hiring
2.6%
vs 1.6% resign
Retrenchment
1.5
per 1,000 · low
Re-entry
78.5%
find work in 12mo· -1.6pp
Clerical, Sales & Service Workers · 2025 Q4
Top Industries
Industry vacancy overlays use the latest published detailed cross-tab, which can lag the main labour monitor.
What You Can Do
Keeper/Trainer in zoological, bird and aquatic parks has some offset potential, but it depends on transition pathways holding up in practice and on workers clearing the main switching frictions.
Published transition support
Related roles you could transition to
Similarity-basedCompare within Service & Sales Workers
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Compare with... →Classification
More exposed than approximately 14% of occupations · V8 AI Exposure Rank· GCE O-Level / Secondary
Raw scores
AIOE -0.889 · θ 0.685 · C-AIOE -0.711
Stability
watch · Optimistic 3% · Pessimistic 9%
Score range (best/worst case)
Exposure sensitivity 12–25% · Rank sensitivity 9–18/100 across source-weight sensitivity checks
Scoring basis
V8 AI Exposure Rank. A relative Singapore occupation index. It ranks AI task exposure; it is not a probability of job loss or a percentage of tasks.
Wage range (SGD/mo)
25th 2,552 · Median 2,803 · 75th 3,387
Evidence & sources
Data matching
direct · SSOC 51942
Real-world AI usage: +3% vs estimated
Data quality
medium evidence · 3 exposure sources · direct mapping
100% weighted task match · 5% effective coverage
AI overlap by data source
Weights: aioe 32% · anthropic 35% · eloundou 33%
Tools & offset factors
What helps
- Nearby moves and published transition support look reasonably strong.
What could slow it down
- Current demand support is thin, so offsets may take longer to show up.
Worker profile & local context
- Vacancy rate is 3.1% and fell by 0.2 points from last quarter.
- Hiring read: recruitment is running above resignation (2.6% vs 1.6%).
- Retrenchment was low at 1.5 per 1,000 employees.
- 78.5% of retrenched workers re-entered employment within 12 months.
Worker profile
Gender mix
38% male / 62% femalePublished Singapore worker composition for the detailed occupation family 51 Personal Service Workers.
Employment structure
Employee-heavy91% employees, 9% employers or self-employed workers.
Work arrangement
Part-time meaningful24% part-time and 76% full-time in 2025.
Age profile
Older-skewing17% aged 15 to 29, 32% aged 30 to 49, and 51% aged 50 or older.
Qualification mix
Non-degree heavySecondary 26%; Post-secondary 25%.
Where this work is concentrated
Top planning areas
Woodlands, Tampines, Yishun22% of workers in this occupation group live in these three planning areas.
Residential concentration
Moderately clustered35% live across the top five planning areas in the 2020 Census.
Commute pattern
Mid-range commutesEstimated average commute 33.8 minutes. 28% take 46 minutes or more.
Role profile
How this role's work breaks down across key dimensions. This is a general profile, not an individual measurement.
Workflow dimensions (0 = low, 1 = high)
How this changes by career stage
Career stage can change the task mix and human context. These directional profiles are illustrative, not occupation-level forecasts of hiring or displacement.
Frequently asked questions
Will AI replace Keeper/Trainer in zoological, bird and aquatic parks?
Keeper/Trainer in zoological, bird and aquatic parks has an AI Exposure Rank of 14/100, meaning its work is more exposed to current AI capabilities than approximately 14% of Singapore occupations. The evidence currently points to limited direct change; this is a relative rank, not a probability of job loss. AI Exposure Rank: 14/100 (Very Low). Median wage: SGD 2,803/month.
What is the AI exposure rank for Keeper/Trainer in zoological, bird and aquatic parks?
Keeper/Trainer in zoological, bird and aquatic parks has an AI Exposure Rank of 14/100, rated Very Low. It ranks higher than approximately 14% of Singapore occupations for exposure to current AI capabilities; it is not a job-loss probability.
What career transitions are available for Keeper/Trainer in zoological, bird and aquatic parks?
Keeper/Trainer in zoological, bird and aquatic parks has modeled transition pathways to related occupations. The strongest adjacent pathway is Driving instructor/tester, based on skill and wage similarity (model-estimated). Transition scoring accounts for wage preservation, training ease, and destination quality.
How does Keeper/Trainer in zoological, bird and aquatic parks salary compare in the live market?
Keeper/Trainer in zoological, bird and aquatic parks earns a median gross wage of SGD 2,803/month in the live market (25th-75th percentile: SGD 2,552-3,387). This is 38% below median across all 562 scored occupations, and 6% below group median within Service & Sales Workers occupations.