45-2093.00

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Attend to live farm, ranch, open range or aquacultural animals that may include cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses and other equines, poultry, rabbits, finfish, shellfish, and bees. Attend to animals produced for animal products, such as meat, fur, skins, feathers, eggs, milk, and honey. Duties may include feeding, watering, herding, grazing, milking, castrating, branding, de-beaking, weighing, catching, and loading animals. May maintain records on animals; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; assist in birth deliveries; and administer medications, vaccinations, or insecticides as appropriate. May clean and maintain animal housing areas. Includes workers who shear wool from sheep and collect eggs in hatcheries.

7.0OUT OF 10SAFEHIGH RISK
High Risk

This role faces substantial AI disruption

More at risk than 68% of occupations we track

Frey & Osborne (2013) estimated 50% probability of automation for this role
paper →
68%
of jobs safer
332
jobs riskier than this
-5.0%
projected growth

Disruption Vector

Disruption Type

Physical Robots

Physical robotics, autonomous machines, and automated equipment are the main threat to the physical tasks in this occupation.

Farmworkers for farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals perform physical animal husbandry tasks—feeding, health monitoring, breeding assistance, and facility maintenance—in conditions that remain challenging for automation despite robotic milking systems (Lely Astronaut) and automated feeding platforms. AI health monitoring via cameras and sensors (Cainthus, Connecterra) assists but does not replace hands-on animal care. Through 2027, selective automation of the most repetitive tasks (automated feeding, robotic milking) reduces some headcount while hands-on care work remains.

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Salary & Job Outlook

Median Annual Pay
$36,150
US Bureau of Labor Statistics
10-Year Job Growth
-5.0%
Little or no change
Education Required
No formal educational credential
Job Zone 2 / 5

AI Risk Timeline

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Projection model: Based on current AI capability growth rates. High-risk occupations are projected to see compounding automation pressure, while human-centric roles show slower risk accumulation. These are statistical projections, not guarantees.

Skills Analysis — AI Vulnerability

AI can replicate (0)
AI-resistant (1)
Mixed
Active Listening65%
Speaking60%
Coordination62%
Monitoring58%
Time Management55%

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