Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers

Most exposed tasks

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

• Maintain financial, operational, production, or employment records for farms or ranches.75
• Prepare reports required by state and federal laws.70

Augmentable tasks

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

• Position and regulate plant irrigation systems, and program environmental and irrigation control computers.55
• Coordinate clerical, record-keeping, inventory, requisitioning, and marketing activities.55
• Analyze soil to determine types or quantities of fertilizer required for maximum crop production.55

Most durable tasks

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

• Direct and monitor trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation, and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques.15
• Direct and monitor the transfer of mature fish to lakes, ponds, streams, or commercial tanks.15
• Inspect facilities and equipment for signs of disrepair, and perform necessary maintenance work.15

Task exposure values and classifications are published, versioned estimates audited against the anchored rubric. This page reads them from the data release rather than generating them at request time. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 38 puts Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in the third quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this high is about the mix: 2 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 8 augmentable, and 10 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.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

Shown only when the target is at least 10 points lower under the same score version and skill overlap is at least 50%. These are adjacent roles with lower task exposure — not guaranteed “safe careers”.

Labor-market context

• $89,900median wage
• 6,500employed
• 85,500annual openings
• -1.3%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.

• Agricultural Engineers 34
• First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 29
• Soil and Plant Scientists 33
• Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products 41
• Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 36
• Biofuels Production Managers 33

How this score was calculated

FAQ — Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers

Will AI replace Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers?

This score cannot predict whether this occupation or any individual job will be replaced. It shows which tasks current and near-term AI can perform or accelerate, which tasks remain more durable, and where a worker can adapt. Employer decisions, demand, regulation, and how the role changes are outside the score.

What does a score of 38 mean for a Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers?

It means that, weighted across the 20 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 38 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the third quartile 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: Maintain financial, operational, production, or employment records for farms or ranches; Prepare reports required by state and federal laws. Exposure comes from the published, rubric-scored data release rather than being generated when you open this page.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Direct and monitor trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation, and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques; Direct and monitor the transfer of mature fish to lakes, ponds, streams, or commercial tanks; Inspect facilities and equipment for signs of disrepair, and perform necessary maintenance work. 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.