AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 13-1021.00
Will AI replace Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products?
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products: AI can already handle 9 of 12 tasks; the work mostly needs a frontier-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 12 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products, from most to least exposed. 9 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calculate applicable government grain quotas. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Purchase, for further processing or for resale, farm products, such as milk, grains, or Christmas trees. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Arrange for processing or resale of purchased products. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Arrange for transportation or storage of purchased products. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Examine or test crops or products to estimate their value, determine their grade, or locate any evidence of disease or insect damage. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Sell supplies, such as seed, feed, fertilizers, or insecticides, arranging for loans or financing as necessary. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Estimate land production possibilities, surveying property and studying factors such as crop rotation history, soil fertility, or irrigation facilities. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Review orders to determine product types and quantities required to meet demand. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Advise farm groups or growers on land preparation or livestock care techniques that will maximize the quantity and quality of production. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Coordinate or direct activities of workers engaged in cutting, transporting, storing, or milling products and maintaining records. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Negotiate contracts with farmers for the production or purchase of farm products. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Maintain records of business transactions and product inventories, reporting data to companies or government agencies as necessary. | Estimated | Efficient |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 12 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 12 of 12. 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 100% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 100% of the work is something AI can address at some tier.
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
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) publishes no national employment or wage figure for this O*NET occupation.
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.
- Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 79% skill overlap, about 8 months to move Exposure42
- Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 74% skill overlap, about 9 months to move Exposure39
- Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 66% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure46
- Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 64% skill overlap, about 13 months to move Exposure39
- Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 64% skill overlap, about 13 months to move Exposure16
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products and AI
Will AI replace Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products?
AI already handles 9 of the 12 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 63 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.
What is the AI exposure of Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products?
63 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 12 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 12 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Calculate applicable government grain quotas; Purchase, for further processing or for resale, farm products, such as milk, grains, or Christmas trees; Arrange for processing or resale of purchased products. They are three of the 9 tasks that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 100% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 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 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: Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products. 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/buyers-and-purchasing-agents-farm-products
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