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AI exposure Personal care and service

Will AI replace animal trainers?

Animal Trainers. US occupation 39-2011.

0.0%

of the time animal trainers spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of animal trainers' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 346 of 756 US occupations. No AI use seen in the work yet, along with 410 other occupations.No handover started yet, along with 410 other occupations.

Average US job 7.7%

Among the least exposed jobs there are.Still waiting for liberation.

What AI already does for animal trainersWhat animal trainers no longer do alone

O*NET lists 15 tasks for animal trainers. None of them shows meaningful AI use at work yet.

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

15 of the 15 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Administer prescribed medications to animals.Core task
  • Advise animal owners regarding the purchase of specific animals.Core task
  • Conduct training programs to develop or maintain desired animal behaviors for competition, entertainment, obedience, security, riding, or related purposes.Core task
  • Cue or signal animals during performances.Core task
  • Evaluate animals for trainability and ability to perform.Core task
  • Evaluate animals to determine their temperaments, abilities, or aptitude for training.Core task
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  • Feed or exercise animals or provide other general care, such as cleaning or maintaining holding or performance areas.Core task
  • Keep records documenting animal health, diet, or behavior.Core task
  • Observe animals' physical conditions to detect illness or unhealthy conditions requiring medical care.Core task
  • Talk to or interact with animals to familiarize them to human voices or contact.Core task
  • Organize or conduct animal shows.
  • Retrain horses to break bad habits, such as kicking, bolting, or resisting bridling or grooming.
  • Train dogs in human assistance or property protection duties.
  • Train horses or other equines for riding, harness, show, racing, or other work, using knowledge of breed characteristics, training methods, performance standards, and the peculiarities of each animal.
  • Use oral, spur, rein, or hand commands to condition horses to carry riders or to pull horse-drawn equipment.

How that compares

Among the 27 personal care and service occupations, animal trainers rank 10. The group averages 1.9%, and its most exposed job is Concierges at 18.8%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

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  1. 346Animal Caretakers 0.0%
  2. 346Animal Control Workers 0.0%
  3. 346Animal Scientists 0.0%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.