Animal Breeders

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

• Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.60

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration.50
• Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.49
• Purchase and stock supplies of feed and medicines.41

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

• Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.20
• Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases.23
• Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.25

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 33 puts Animal Breeders in the least-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this level is about the mix: 1 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 3 augmentable, and 16 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: lean into the durable core above and adopt AI on the routine remainder before it becomes a mandate.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

No adjacent role in the current data release is at least 10 points lower with ≥50% skill overlap — we don’t label anything “safer” unless the data supports it.

Labor-market context

• $51,130median wage
• 1,330employed
• 1,200annual openings
• +2.5%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 32
• Animal Caretakers 37
• Animal Trainers 32
• Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 51
• Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 56
• Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 37

FAQ — Animal Breeders

What does a score of 33 mean for a Animal Breeders?

It means that, weighted across the 20 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 33 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the least-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

The highest-exposure tasks are: Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets. Exposure is scored per task from structured data, not generated by a language model.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards; Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases; Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.