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How exposed to AI is a Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Manager?

Of the 30 tasks O*NET lists for farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers, 3 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 19 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
Aquaculture DirectorFarm ManagerFarm Operations Technical DirectorFish Hatchery ManagerGreenhouse ManagerHarvesting ManagerHatchery ManagerHatchery SupervisorNursery ManagerRanch Manager
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
30
tasks rated for this occupation
5k
people do this job in the US
55 of 56
least protected in management

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

3
  • Determine how to allocate resources and to respond to unanticipated problems, such as insect infestation, drought, and fire
  • Provide information to customers on the care of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants, and lawns
  • Determine, administer, and execute policies relating to operations administration and standards, facility maintenance, and safety

Only with software built on top

8
  • Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data
  • Devise and participate in activities to improve fish hatching and growth rates, and to prevent disease in hatcheries
  • Prepare reports required by state and federal laws
  • Maintain financial, operational, production, or employment records for farms or ranches
  • Coordinate clerical, record-keeping, inventory, requisitioning, and marketing activities
  • Negotiate with buyers for the sale, storage, or shipment of crops or livestock
  • Evaluate marketing or sales alternatives for products
  • Obtain financing for and purchase necessary machinery, land, supplies, or livestock

Cannot be sped up

19
  • Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display or exhibition, or for research
  • Direct and monitor trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation, and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques
  • Direct and monitor the transfer of mature fish to lakes, ponds, streams, or commercial tanks
  • Determine plant growing conditions, such as greenhouses, hydroponics, or natural settings, and set planting and care schedules
  • Position and regulate plant irrigation systems, and program environmental and irrigation control computers
  • Inspect facilities and equipment for signs of disrepair, and perform necessary maintenance work
  • Direct the breeding or raising of stock, such as cattle, poultry, or honeybees, using recognized breeding practices to ensure stock improvement
  • Coordinate the selection and maintenance of brood stock
  • Analyze soil to determine types or quantities of fertilizer required for maximum crop production
  • Analyze market conditions to determine acreage allocations
  • Supervise the construction of farm or ranch structures, such as buildings, fences, drainage systems, wells, or roads
  • Replace chemical insecticides with environmentally friendly practices, such as adding pest-repelling plants to fields
  • Conduct inspections to determine crop maturity or condition or to detect disease or insect infestation
  • Conduct or supervise stock examinations to identify diseases or parasites
  • Determine types or quantities of crops, plants, or livestock to be grown and raised, based on budgets, federal incentives, market conditions, executive directives, projected sales volumes, or soil conditions
  • Direct crop production operations, such as planning, tilling, planting, fertilizing, cultivating, spraying, and harvesting
  • Hire, supervise, and train support workers
  • Monitor activities, such as irrigation, chemical application, harvesting, milking, breeding, and grading, to ensure adherence to safety regulations or standards
  • Monitor environments to ensure maintenance of optimum animal or plant life
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.