AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 45-2093.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals?

Attend to live farm, ranch, open range or aquacultural animals that may include cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses and other equines, poultry, rabbits, finfish, shellfish, and bees. Attend to animals produced for animal products, such as meat, fur, skins, feathers, eggs, milk, and honey. Duties may include feeding, watering, herding, grazing, milking, castrating, branding, de-beaking, weighing, catching, and loading animals. May maintain records on animals; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; assist in birth deliveries; and administer medications, vaccinations, or insecticides as appropriate. May clean and maintain animal housing areas. Includes workers who shear wool from sheep and collect eggs in hatcheries.

Estimated AI task exposure
17%

Low exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

19 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

22/100

Physical moat

45/100

Human moat

15/100

Rating coverage

100%

19 task statements / 19 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.
Importance 86/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 63/100Weight 0.84
Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain.
Importance 82/100Relevance 91/100Frequency 54/100Weight 0.78
Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences.
Importance 76/100Relevance 91/100Frequency 52/100Weight 0.76
Move equipment, poultry, or livestock from one location to another, manually or using trucks or carts.
Importance 75/100Relevance 91/100Frequency 47/100Weight 0.74
Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition.
Importance 76/100Relevance 89/100Frequency 41/100Weight 0.72
Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures.
Importance 85/100Relevance 73/100Frequency 46/100Weight 0.71
Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps.
Importance 70/100Relevance 83/100Frequency 47/100Weight 0.69
Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals.
Importance 76/100Relevance 74/100Frequency 51/100Weight 0.69
Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment.
Importance 80/100Relevance 76/100Frequency 40/100Weight 0.68
Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos.
Importance 78/100Relevance 76/100Frequency 38/100Weight 0.67

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$36,670

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

32,810

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-3.2%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

27

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Fence Erectors

6%

11 points lower exposure • 93% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,980 Growth 2025–2035: +5.6% Annual openings: 2

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Tree Trimmers and Pruners

5%

12 points lower exposure • 91% profile similarity

Median wage: $50,960 Growth 2025–2035: +4.2% Annual openings: 8

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage

5%

12 points lower exposure • 91% profile similarity

Median wage: $78,240 Growth 2025–2035: -8.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians

5%

12 points lower exposure • 90% profile similarity

Median wage: $35,450 Growth 2025–2035: -1.3% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

6%

11 points lower exposure • 91% profile similarity

Median wage: $57,020 Growth 2025–2035: +1.6% Annual openings: 14

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Medical Appliance Technicians

5%

12 points lower exposure • 91% profile similarity

Median wage: $48,030 Growth 2025–2035: +3.5% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work

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      What this score does not mean

      The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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