AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 45-2093.00
Will AI replace Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals?
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals: AI does not yet handle any of the role's 19 tasks; most of the work is hands-on, and the part AI can address mostly needs an efficient-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 19 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals, from most to least exposed. None reaches 60, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protect herds from predators, using trained dogs. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Maintain growth, feeding, production, and cost records. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Order food for animals, and arrange for its delivery. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Patrol grazing lands on horseback or using all-terrain vehicles. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Move equipment, poultry, or livestock from one location to another, manually or using trucks or carts. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Groom, clip, trim, or castrate animals, dock ears and tails, or shear coats to collect hair. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Spray livestock with disinfectants and insecticides, or dip or bathe animals. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals. | Estimated | No tier |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 19 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 19 of 19. 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
An efficient-tier model or lower covers 16% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 16% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 85% 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
- 32,810
- Median annual wage
- $36,670
- Middle half of earners
- $31,020 to $45,700
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- -5.0%
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.
- Animal Caretakers 74% skill overlap, about 9 months to move Exposure48
- First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 73% skill overlap, about 10 months to move Exposure28
- Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 73% skill overlap, about 10 months to move Exposure46
- Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 69% skill overlap, about 11 months to move Exposure39
- Animal Breeders 69% skill overlap, about 11 months to move Exposure20
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals and AI
Will AI replace Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals?
Not on current evidence. None of the 19 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation reaches a task exposure of 60, the level at which JobRoute counts a task as handled by AI, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 16 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 Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals?
16 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 19 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 19 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals tasks can AI already do?
None reaches 60 yet. The most exposed task is: Protect herds from predators, using trained dogs, at 35 out of 100.
What AI model tier does this role need?
An efficient-tier model or lower covers 16% of the role's importance-weighted task work, and 85% 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 Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals, and what do they earn?
32,810 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $36,670 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of -5.0% 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: Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals. 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/farmworkers-farm-ranch-and-aquacultural-animals
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