Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals
SOC Code: 45-2093
Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals carries a 19% AI exposure score (Low automation risk), with a median annual wage of $36,150 and -5.0% projected employment growth from 2024 to 2034 (BLS), affecting approximately 224,600 workers. Full task breakdown, skills, and employer data are below.
Proportion of tasks susceptible to AI automation (O*NET analysis)
At 19% AI exposure, Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals sits 18 points below the 37.2% average across 832 U.S. occupations - more exposed than 5% of them. It ranks among the more AI-resilient roles in the dataset.
Career outlook score
36/100
Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals, weighted across 3 of 3 tracked dimensions
A weighted composite of median wage, projected growth, and AI-automation security (inverted exposure), each benchmarked against every other tracked occupation. It describes this occupation's standing across those three dimensions, not a guarantee of future outcomes.
- Median wage F $36,150
Annual median wage, percentile rank vs all tracked occupations
- Projected growth F -5.0%
Projected employment change, 2024-2034, BLS Employment Projections
- AI exposure (inverted) A+ 19% exposure
Lower O*NET task-automability scores lower risk; this dimension scores security, not exposure
Home health and personal care aides is #1 of 832 occupations by employment (4.3M, AI exposure rank #392 at 35%) vs. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks #1 by AI task exposure (95%, employment rank #17 at 1.6M).
Automation-risk inventory
Exclusive cut of 832 occupations by PlainWorkforce automation-risk band. Orthogonal to the continuous AI-exposure distribution chart below and to this occupation's single risk badge, this is the corpus band mix, with Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals in the Low band.
Credential × growth standing
Open entry with non-declining BLS pace
Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals keeps an No credential bar (109 of 832) and sits in Slow growth (245 of 832). Lower formal gates with a non-shrinking employment line - skill and AI desks matter more than credentials here.
Where Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals sits among all occupations
AI-exposure score distribution across 832 U.S. occupations (O*NET task analysis). This occupation is marked in rose.
Where Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals sits by AI exposure
AI-exposure score distribution across U.S. occupations (O*NET task analysis)
19% Among the lowest lower than 95% of 832 occupations
Occupations, banded by AI-exposure score
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Source O*NET task data (U.S. Department of Labor) · BLS 2024–2034
Source: O*NET task data (U.S. Department of Labor); AI-exposure scores are PlainWorkforce's analysis. As of BLS 2024–2034.
Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals vs. its occupational neighbors
AI exposure (horizontal) vs projected 2024–2034 growth (vertical) for occupations in the same SOC group. Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals is marked in rose; the top-left corner is the most future-proof.
Source: BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034 (growth) and O*NET (AI-exposure analysis by PlainWorkforce).
Employment Projections
Where This Score Comes From
Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals's Low automation-risk tier is computed from O*NET Database 30.0 task-level analysis, where each documented task the occupation performs is evaluated against current generative AI, robotic process automation, and machine-learning capabilities. A score below 40% reflects tasks anchored in physical dexterity, unstructured environments, or high-touch human interaction that current AI cannot reliably replicate.
The employment, wage, and education figures above come from a second, separate federal source: BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034, matched to the O*NET task data by Standard Occupational Classification (SOC 45-2093) code, with the wage figure cross-validated against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024 survey. BLS figures are presented exactly as published, with no adjustment on our part; the SOC-code match is what lets Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals be compared directly against every other tracked occupation on the same basis, not just roles that happen to share a job title.
For career planners, this profile should be read alongside the task, skill, and knowledge breakdowns below and the list of employers whose workforce composition includes Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals. Adjacent occupations shown further down offer lateral moves that preserve industry knowledge while potentially reducing exposure.
Education & Entry Requirements
Top Tasks (O*NET)
- 1. Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.
- 2. Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures.
- 3. Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain.
- 4. Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment.
- 5. Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions.
- 6. Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food.
- 7. Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos.
- 8. Protect herds from predators, using trained dogs.
- 9. Order food for animals, and arrange for its delivery.
- 10. Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births.
Key Skills Required
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Active Listening
- Operations Monitoring
- Operation and Control
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Coordination
- Complex Problem Solving
Knowledge Areas
- Production and Processing
- Biology
- Administration and Management
- English Language
- Mechanical
- Food Production
- Mathematics
- Public Safety and Security
- Transportation
- Economics and Accounting
Frequently Asked Questions
Will AI replace Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals?
Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals has an AI exposure score of 19%, indicating a low level of automation risk. The majority of tasks in this role require human judgment, creativity, or physical presence that AI cannot easily replicate.
What is the job outlook for Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals?
According to BLS Employment Projections 2024-2034, Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals is projected to decline by 5.0% over the decade. Current employment stands at approximately 224,600 workers.
What skills are needed for Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals?
Key skills for Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals include Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Active Listening, and others. Typical entry-level education is No formal educational credential.
How much do Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals earn?
The median annual wage for Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals is $36,150, according to BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2024). Actual earnings vary by location, experience, industry, and employer. The BLS publishes detailed wage percentiles by region in its Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program.
What education is required for Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals?
The typical entry-level education for Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals is No formal educational credential. Employers generally expect None of related work experience. On-the-job training typically involves Short-term on-the-job training. Requirements can vary by employer and specialization.
Which companies employ Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals?
Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals roles exist across many industries and employers. Workforce composition is estimated from BLS industry-occupation employment distributions matched to SEC-registered public companies.
AI Exposure Rating
Low automation risk based on 10 analyzed tasks. Most tasks require human judgment and are resistant to automation.
Nationwide occupations with similar workforce profiles
Two data-derived peer sets for Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals: AI-exposure neighbors and BLS 2034 growth neighbors (distinct comparison neighborhoods, cross-occupation).
Similar AI exposure score
Nearest O*NET task-automability scores nationwide (19% here).
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Similar projected growth (2024–2034)
Nearest BLS employment change rates nationwide (-5.0% here).
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Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on published BLS + O*NET metrics among occupations with ≥10,000 workers in 2024; corpus ranks above sort the full tracked set.
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What to do with this
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- Compare Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals side by side against another occupation on wage, growth, and AI exposure. Workforce comparison tool
- Understand how the AI exposure score above is actually calculated before treating it as a verdict. Reading AI exposure scores
- See the full ranked list of occupations with the lowest automation exposure nationwide. Safest occupations from AI
AI exposure scores estimate task automatability from O*NET data; they are not a certainty of job loss, and BLS growth projections are estimates, not guarantees.
Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2024–2034 and O*NET Database 30.0. Employment figures are rounded. Wage data from BLS Occupational Employment Statistics (OES).