SOC 13-1074
Farm Labor Contractors
Risk Score
โ ๏ธ59/100
Elevated
US Employment
๐ฅ410
Total workers
Median Wage
๐ฐ$49K
$30K โ $87K
Projected Growth
๐+6%
2023-2033 (BLS)
GenAI Exposure
๐ค95/100
High exposure
๐ก Farm Labor Contractors face a risk score of 59/100 โ 15 points above the national average of 44. With 95/100 GenAI exposure, this occupation faces significant pressure from AI tools despite strong projected growth. See our methodology โ
๐ก Workers in this field earn $49K ($2K 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 59/100, Farm Labor Contractors faces moderate automation pressure. While tasks like generative ai producing marketing and creative copy are increasingly handled by AI, the role retains significant human elements. The 410 workers in this occupation should focus on strengthening skills in strategic advisory requiring deep client relationship knowledge and navigating regulatory ambiguity and compliance judgment to stay ahead. The role will likely evolve rather than disappear.
Will AI Replace Farm Labor Contractors?
Read our full analysis with verdict, risk factors, safe tasks, and career transition paths โ
โ ๏ธ Top Risk Factors
Generative AI producing marketing and creative copy
Algorithmic trading and AI portfolio management
AI-powered research and literature review tools
Large language model automation of analysis tasks
๐ก๏ธ Tasks Safe from Automation
Strategic advisory requiring deep client relationship knowledge
Navigating regulatory ambiguity and compliance judgment
Stakeholder management in complex organizational settings
Ethical judgment in fiduciary and advisory roles
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
Pay wages of contracted farm laborers.
Provide food, drinking water, and field sanitation facilities to contracted workers.
Recruit and hire agricultural workers.
Employ foremen to deal directly with workers when recruiting, hiring, instructing, assigning tasks, and enforcing work rules.
Supervise the work of contracted employees.
๐ป Technology Skills
Accounting software
Data base user interface and query software
Web page creation and editing software
Spreadsheet software
Office suite software
๐ Key Knowledge Areas
Foreign Language
Food Production
Mathematics
Personnel and Human Resources
Production and Processing
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and Sales Managers | 16 | $145K | 51% |
| Lawyers, Judges, and Related Workers | 17 | $144K | 69% |
| Business Operations Specialists | 28 | $80K | 77% |