As of June 2026, Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals has an AI-exposure score of 42/100 (Moderate exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
More exposed than 14% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$36,670. About 31,200 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
How you compare to similar Farming & Forestry roles
Your tasks, by AI exposure
- Maintain growth, feeding, production, and cost records.
- Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition.
- Order food for animals, and arrange for its delivery.
- Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals.
- Patrol grazing lands on horseback or using all-terrain vehicles.
- Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain.
- Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment.
- Move equipment, poultry, or livestock from one location to another, manually or using trucks or carts.
- Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos.
- Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births.
- Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures.
- Spray livestock with disinfectants and insecticides, or dip or bathe animals.
- Groom, clip, trim, or castrate animals, dock ears and tails, or shear coats to collect hair.
- Protect herds from predators, using trained dogs.
- Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food.
- Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.
- Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions.
- Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps.
- Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences.
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