51
/100

SOC 45-2099

Agricultural Workers, All Other

ElevatedFrey/Osborne: 87.0%

Risk Score

โš ๏ธ

51/100

Elevated

US Employment

๐Ÿ‘ฅ

4,980

Total workers

Median Wage

๐Ÿ’ฐ

$40K

$28K โ€“ $77K

Projected Growth

๐Ÿ“ˆ

+2.3%

2023-2033 (BLS)

GenAI Exposure

๐Ÿค–

35/100

Moderate exposure

How we calculate these numbers โ†’

๐Ÿ’ก Agricultural Workers, All Other face a risk score of 51/100 โ€” 7 points above the national average of 44. With only 35/100 GenAI exposure, most core tasks remain resistant to current AI capabilities. See our methodology โ†’

๐Ÿ’ก Workers in this field earn $40K. The 3 recommended career transitions all maintain competitive wages while reducing automation exposure. Explore transition paths โ†’

๐Ÿ” AI Impact Analysis

With a risk score of 51/100, Agricultural Workers, All Other faces moderate automation pressure. While tasks like drone crop monitoring and precision spraying are increasingly handled by AI, the role retains significant human elements. The 4,980 workers in this occupation should focus on strengthening skills in adapting to variable weather and terrain conditions and managing livestock behavior and welfare to stay ahead. The role will likely evolve rather than disappear.

Will AI Replace Agricultural Workers, All Other?

Read our full analysis with verdict, risk factors, safe tasks, and career transition paths โ†’

โš ๏ธ Top Risk Factors

1

Drone crop monitoring and precision spraying

2

Autonomous harvesting and planting machinery

3

AI-driven irrigation and soil analysis systems

4

Robotic sorting and packing of produce

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Tasks Safe from Automation

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Adapting to variable weather and terrain conditions

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Managing livestock behavior and welfare

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Operating in unstructured and remote environments

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Sustainable land management judgment calls

๐Ÿ“Š Task Automation Breakdown

Based on O*NET task analysis and GenAI exposure scoring. Shows the estimated proportion of this occupation's core tasks that are automatable by current AI, augmented by AI tools, or require essential human skills.

๐Ÿ“Š vs National Average

Median Wage$40K
$-6K

National avg: $46K

Risk Score51/100
+7

National avg: 44/100

GenAI Exposure35/100
-3

National avg: 38/100

Projected Growth2.3%
-1.4%

National avg: 3.7%

๐Ÿ”„ Career Transition Paths

OccupationRiskWageOverlap
Social Scientists and Related Workers21$93K65%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists and Technicians26$79K55%
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists27$110K53%