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AI Work Index

Headline risk

2%

Very Low Risk

Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse

United States AI Work IndexISCO 3220title_match

United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.

504.8 current · 488.1 projectedConfidence high

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $36K

Median annual wage

Demand -3%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 3% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 35,690

Employment 2024

504.8K

Projected Change (2024–34)

-3.3%

Openings (2024–34)

71.7K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 32,26025th pctl: USD 34,280Median: USD 35,69075th pctl: USD 38,950Top 10%: USD 46,370

Demand outlook

Overall employment of agricultural workers is projected to grow 3 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.

Education: No formal educational credential Experience: None

Role Profile

Physical strength and staminaFine motorAdaptability

Tasks

  • 1. Harvest plants, and transplant or pot and label them. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment of crops. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Record information about crops, such as pesticide use, yields, or costs. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Identify plants, pests, and weeds to determine the selection and application of pesticides and fertilizers. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordBCL Landview Systems WinCrop

Work context

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.6/5
Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions 4.5/5
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions 4.0/5
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls 3.9/5
Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures 3.8/5
Time Pressure 3.7/5

Worker profile

Median age 36.9 · 2.2M employed

Under 25: 23% · 25–54: 58% · 55+: 19%

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