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How exposed to AI is a Animal Trainer?

Of the 19 tasks O*NET lists for animal trainers, 2 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 17 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
Agility InstructorDog Obedience InstructorDog TrainerGuide Dog InstructorGuide Dog Mobility Instructor (GDMI)Guide Dog TrainerHorse TrainerRacehorse TrainerService Dog TrainerTrainer
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
19
tasks rated for this occupation
2%
hold a degree, from a survey of 37
16k
people do this job in the US
28 of 31
least protected in personal care

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

2
  • Keep records documenting animal health, diet, or behavior
  • Advise animal owners regarding the purchase of specific animals

Cannot be sped up

17
  • Cue or signal animals during performances
  • Talk to or interact with animals to familiarize them to human voices or contact
  • Conduct training programs to develop or maintain desired animal behaviors for competition, entertainment, obedience, security, riding, or related purposes
  • Feed or exercise animals or provide other general care, such as cleaning or maintaining holding or performance areas
  • Observe animals' physical conditions to detect illness or unhealthy conditions requiring medical care
  • Evaluate animals to determine their temperaments, abilities, or aptitude for training
  • Administer prescribed medications to animals
  • Evaluate animals for trainability and ability to perform
  • Train horses or other equines for riding, harness, show, racing, or other work, using knowledge of breed characteristics, training methods, performance standards, and the peculiarities of each animal
  • Use oral, spur, rein, or hand commands to condition horses to carry riders or to pull horse-drawn equipment
  • Retrain horses to break bad habits, such as kicking, bolting, or resisting bridling or grooming
  • Train dogs in human assistance or property protection duties
  • Train dogs to work as guides for the visually impaired
  • Place tack or harnesses on horses to accustom horses to the feel of equipment
  • Train and rehearse animals, according to scripts, for motion picture, television, film, stage, or circus performances
  • Organize or conduct animal shows
  • Instruct jockeys in handling specific horses during races
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

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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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.