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How exposed to AI is a Fishing and Hunting Worker?

Of the 30 tasks O*NET lists for fishing and hunting workers, 0 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 29 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
Commercial FishermanCommercial Fishing Vessel OperatorDeckhandFishermanFur TrapperHunterLobster FishermanNuisance TrapperTrapperWildlife Control Operator
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
30
tasks rated for this occupation
5%
hold a degree, from a survey of 20
11 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.

Only with software built on top

1
  • Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment

Cannot be sped up

29
  • Patrol trap lines or nets to inspect settings, remove catch, and reset or relocate traps
  • Obtain permission from landowners to hunt or trap on their land
  • Travel on foot, by vehicle, or by equipment such as boats, snowmobiles, helicopters, snowshoes, or skis to reach hunting areas
  • Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments
  • Skin quarry, using knives, and stretch pelts on frames to be cured
  • Maintain and repair trapping equipment
  • Scrape fat, blubber, or flesh from skin sides of pelts with knives or hand scrapers
  • Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used
  • Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs
  • Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice
  • Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size
  • Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment
  • Obtain required approvals for using poisons or traps, and notify persons in areas where traps and poison are set
  • Track animals by checking for signs such as droppings or destruction of vegetation
  • Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts
  • Select, bait, and set traps, and lay poison along trails, according to species, size, habits, and environs of birds or animals and reasons for trapping them
  • Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges
  • Participate in animal damage control, wildlife management, disease control, and research activities
  • Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers
  • Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses
  • Release quarry from traps or nets and transfer to cages
  • Kill or stun trapped quarry, using clubs, poisons, guns, or drowning methods
  • Wash and sort pelts according to species, color, and quality
  • Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water
  • Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps
  • Teach or guide individuals or groups unfamiliar with specific hunting methods or types of prey
  • Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment
  • Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle
  • Direct fishing or hunting operations, and supervise crew members
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.