AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 45-2021.00
Will AI replace Animal Breeders?
Animal Breeders: AI can already handle 1 of 21 tasks; most of the work is hands-on, and the part AI can address mostly needs a frontier-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 21 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Animal Breeders, from most to least exposed. 1 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Arrange for sale of animals and eggs to hospitals, research centers, pet shops, and food processing plants. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Purchase and stock supplies of feed and medicines. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Bathe and groom animals. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Exercise animals to keep them in healthy condition. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Inject prepared animal semen into female animals for breeding purposes, by inserting nozzle of syringe into vagina and depressing syringe plunger. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Clip or shear hair on animals. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Exhibit animals at shows. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Measure specified amounts of semen into calibrated syringes, and insert syringes into inseminating guns. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Examine semen microscopically to assess and record density and motility of gametes, and dilute semen with prescribed diluents, according to formulas. | Estimated | No tier |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 21 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 21 of 21. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 19% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 19% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 81% is hands-on.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 1,330
- Median annual wage
- $51,130
- Middle half of earners
- $44,320 to $62,080
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- +2.4%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 69% skill overlap, about 11 months to move Exposure16
- Animal Scientists 68% skill overlap, about 11 months to move Exposure67
- Animal Caretakers 67% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure48
- Animal Trainers 65% skill overlap, about 13 months to move Exposure35
- Veterinarians 60% skill overlap, about 14 months to move Exposure32
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Animal Breeders and AI
Will AI replace Animal Breeders?
AI already handles 1 of the 21 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 20 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +2.4% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Animal Breeders?
20 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 0 of the 21 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 21 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Animal Breeders tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration. It is the only task that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 19% of the role's importance-weighted task work, and 81% is hands-on work that no model tier covers. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.
How many people work as Animal Breeders, and what do they earn?
1,330 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $51,130 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +2.4% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Animal Breeders. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/animal-breeders
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