Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
68%
risk level
POLLING
45%
Based on 22 votes
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-6.5 %
by year 2032
WAGES
$34,150
or $16.42 per hour
Volume
33,020
as of 2022
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
2.3/10

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Automation risk

68% (High Risk)

High Risk (61-80%): Jobs in this category face a significant threat from automation, as many of their tasks can be easily automated using current or near-future technologies.

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:

  • Finger Dexterity

  • Manual Dexterity

User poll

45% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a much higher chance of automation: 68% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Growth

Very slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals' job openings is expected to decline 6.5% by 2032

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2023.

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2022, the median annual wage for 'Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals' was $34,150, or $16 per hour

'Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals' were paid 26.3% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $46,310

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2022 there were 33,020 people employed as 'Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals' within the United States.

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

Put another way, around 1 in 4 thousand people are employed as 'Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals'.

Job description

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.

SOC Code: 45-2093.00

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Comments

veabb (Highly likely) says
I work in the mountain coffee growing sector, where it is more difficult to mechanize due to the relief of the soil, and we are on the way to mechanize, modify the soil to facilitate work with tractors
Nov 17, 2023 at 03:46 PM

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