Headline risk
9%
Low RiskAgricultural inspectors
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Weighted task overlap from O*NET
Median annual from BLS OEWS
BLS employment projections
O*NET job zone level
Occupation profile
Inspect agricultural commodities, processing equipment, and facilities, and fish and logging operations, to ensure compliance with regulations and laws governing health, quality, and safety.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Method contract
structural_pressure = exposure × (1 - bottleneck)
headline_risk = structural_pressure × (1 - country_demand_resilience)
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 50,990
Employment 2024
14.7K
Projected Change
1.5%
Openings
2.2K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Projections published, but no prose outlook available.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Inspect food products and processing procedures to determine whether products are safe to eat. AI 0%
- 2. Interpret and enforce government acts and regulations and explain required standards to agricultural workers. AI 0%
- 3. Inspect agricultural commodities or related operations, as well as fish or logging operations, for compliance with laws and regulations governing health, quality, and safety. AI 0%
- 4. Collect samples from animals, plants, or products and route them to laboratories for microbiological assessment, ingredient verification, or other testing. AI 0%
- 5. Inspect the cleanliness and practices of establishment employees. AI 0%
- 6. Verify that transportation and handling procedures meet regulatory requirements. AI 0%
Technologies
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 40.6 · 765K employed
Under 25: 18% · 25–54: 60% · 55+: 21%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
10/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.