SOC 45-4021
Fallers
Risk Score
โ ๏ธ57/100
Elevated
US Employment
๐ฅ4,110
Total workers
Median Wage
๐ฐ$54K
$36K โ $85K
Projected Growth
๐-7.3%
2023-2033 (BLS)
GenAI Exposure
๐ค10/100
Low exposure
๐ก Fallers face a risk score of 57/100 โ 13 points above the national average of 44. With only 10/100 GenAI exposure, most core tasks remain resistant to current AI capabilities. See our methodology โ
๐ก Workers in this field earn $54K ($8K above the national median). The 3 recommended career transitions all maintain competitive wages while reducing automation exposure. Explore transition paths โ
๐ AI Impact Analysis
With a risk score of 57/100, Fallers faces moderate automation pressure. While tasks like autonomous harvesting and planting machinery are increasingly handled by AI, the role retains significant human elements. The 4,110 workers in this occupation should focus on strengthening skills in operating in unstructured and remote environments and managing livestock behavior and welfare to stay ahead. The role will likely evolve rather than disappear.
Will AI Replace Fallers?
Read our full analysis with verdict, risk factors, safe tasks, and career transition paths โ
โ ๏ธ Top Risk Factors
Autonomous harvesting and planting machinery
Satellite and sensor-based yield prediction models
Robotic sorting and packing of produce
Drone crop monitoring and precision spraying
๐ก๏ธ Tasks Safe from Automation
Operating in unstructured and remote environments
Managing livestock behavior and welfare
Adapting to variable weather and terrain conditions
Sustainable land management judgment calls
๐ 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.
๐ O*NET Task Profile
Stop saw engines, pull cutting bars from cuts, and run to safety as tree falls.
Appraise trees for certain characteristics, such as twist, rot, and heavy limb growth, and gauge amount and direction of lean, to determine how to control the direction of a tree's fall with the least damage.
Saw back-cuts, leaving sufficient sound wood to control direction of fall.
Clear brush from work areas and escape routes, and cut saplings and other trees from direction of falls, using axes, chainsaws, or bulldozers.
Measure felled trees and cut them into specified log lengths, using chain saws and axes.
๐ป Technology Skills
Analytical or scientific software
Inventory management software
Data base user interface and query software
Accounting software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
๐ Key Knowledge Areas
Mechanical
Production and Processing
Administration and Management
Public Safety and Security
Customer and Personal Service
๐ vs National Average
National avg: $46K
National avg: 44/100
National avg: 38/100
National avg: 3.7%
๐ Career Transition Paths
| Occupation | Risk | Wage | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Scientists and Related Workers | 21 | $93K | 57% |
| Political Scientists | 25 | $139K | 69% |
| Occupational Health and Safety Specialists and Technicians | 26 | $79K | 67% |