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3. Growth
4. Wages
5. Volume
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Agricultural Equipment Operators

Imminent Risk
94%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
94%
(Imminent Risk)
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LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
8.4%
by year 2033
WAGES
$39,690
or $19.08 per hour
Volume
28,910
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
3.9/10

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Calculated automation risk

94% (Imminent Risk)

Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Assisting and Caring for Others

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Finger Dexterity

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What is the likelihood that Agricultural Equipment Operators will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Agricultural Equipment Operators' job openings is expected to rise 8.4% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Agricultural Equipment Operators' was $39,690, or $19 per hour

'Agricultural Equipment Operators' were paid 17.4% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 28,910 people employed as 'Agricultural Equipment Operators' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 5 thousand people are employed as 'Agricultural Equipment Operators'.

Job description

Drive and control equipment to support agricultural activities such as tilling soil; planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops; feeding and herding livestock; or removing animal waste. May perform tasks such as crop baling or hay bucking. May operate stationary equipment to perform post-harvest tasks such as husking, shelling, threshing, and ginning.

SOC Code: 45-2091.00

Comments

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