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How exposed to AI is a Animal Breeder?

Of the 24 tasks O*NET lists for animal breeders, 1 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 21 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Animal TechnicianArtificial Insemination Technician (AI Technician)Artificial InseminatorBreederDog BreederLarge Herd Specialist
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
24
tasks rated for this occupation
4%
hold a degree, from a survey of 20
1k
people do this job in the US
7 of 12
least protected in farming and forestry

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

1
  • Arrange for sale of animals and eggs to hospitals, research centers, pet shops, and food processing plants

Only with software built on top

2
  • Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets
  • Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred

Cannot be sped up

21
  • Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches
  • Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary
  • Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries
  • Purchase and stock supplies of feed and medicines
  • Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics
  • Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury
  • Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards
  • Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification
  • Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases
  • Bathe and groom animals
  • Exercise animals to keep them in healthy condition
  • Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety
  • Inject prepared animal semen into female animals for breeding purposes, by inserting nozzle of syringe into vagina and depressing syringe plunger
  • Prepare containers of semen for freezing and storage or shipment, placing them in dry ice or liquid nitrogen
  • Clip or shear hair on animals
  • Attach rubber collecting sheaths to genitals of tethered bull and stimulate animal's organ to induce ejaculation
  • Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration
  • Exhibit animals at shows
  • Measure specified amounts of semen into calibrated syringes, and insert syringes into inseminating guns
  • Perform procedures such as animal dehorning or castration
  • Examine semen microscopically to assess and record density and motility of gametes, and dilute semen with prescribed diluents, according to formulas
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.