Headline risk
3%
Very Low RiskAnimal breeders
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
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Select and breed animals according to their genealogy, characteristics, and offspring. May require knowledge of artificial insemination techniques and equipment use. May involve keeping records on heats, birth intervals, or pedigree.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 52,000
Employment 2024
7.9K
Projected Change (2024–34)
2.4%
Openings (2024–34)
1.2K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Overall employment of agricultural workers is projected to grow 3 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches. AI use: 0%
- 2. Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics. AI use: 0%
- 3. Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary. AI use: 0%
- 4. Purchase and stock supplies of feed and medicines. AI use: 0%
- 5. Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury. AI use: 0%
- 6. Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 31.9 · 364K employed
Under 25: 28% · 25–54: 57% · 55+: 15%
Related
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
title_match · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Agricultural workers maintain crops and tend livestock.
Agricultural workers usually do their tasks outdoors in all kinds of weather. Most work full time, and some work more than 40 hours per week.
Most agricultural workers do not need a formal educational credential to enter these occupations; however, animal breeders typically need a high school diploma. Agricultural workers typically receive on-the-job training.
The median annual wage for agricultural workers was $35,980 in May 2024.
Overall employment of agricultural workers is projected to grow 3 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
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.