AI exposure Management
Will AI replace farmers?
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers. US occupation 11-9013.
The reading
0.0%
of the time farmers spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of farmers' 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.
Per cent of working time Square-law scale
Average US job 7.7%
Among the least exposed jobs there are.Still waiting for liberation.
What AI already does for farmersWhat farmers no longer do alone
O*NET lists 30 tasks for farmers. None of them shows meaningful AI use at work yet.
What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human
30 of the 30 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.
- Analyze market conditions to determine acreage allocations.Core task
- Analyze soil to determine types or quantities of fertilizer required for maximum crop production.Core task
- Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data.Core task
- Coordinate clerical, record-keeping, inventory, requisitioning, and marketing activities.Core task
- Coordinate the selection and maintenance of brood stock.Core task
- Determine how to allocate resources and to respond to unanticipated problems, such as insect infestation, drought, and fire.Core task
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- Determine plant growing conditions, such as greenhouses, hydroponics, or natural settings, and set planting and care schedules.Core task
- Devise and participate in activities to improve fish hatching and growth rates, and to prevent disease in hatcheries.Core task
- Direct and monitor the transfer of mature fish to lakes, ponds, streams, or commercial tanks.Core task
- Direct and monitor trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation, and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques.Core task
- Direct the breeding or raising of stock, such as cattle, poultry, or honeybees, using recognized breeding practices to ensure stock improvement.Core task
- Inspect facilities and equipment for signs of disrepair, and perform necessary maintenance work.Core task
- Maintain financial, operational, production, or employment records for farms or ranches.Core task
- Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display or exhibition, or for research.Core task
- Negotiate with buyers for the sale, storage, or shipment of crops or livestock.Core task
- Position and regulate plant irrigation systems, and program environmental and irrigation control computers.Core task
- Prepare reports required by state and federal laws.Core task
- Provide information to customers on the care of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants, and lawns.Core task
- Supervise the construction of farm or ranch structures, such as buildings, fences, drainage systems, wells, or roads.Core task
- Conduct inspections to determine crop maturity or condition or to detect disease or insect infestation.
- Conduct or supervise stock examinations to identify diseases or parasites.
- Determine types or quantities of crops, plants, or livestock to be grown and raised, based on budgets, federal incentives, market conditions, executive directives, projected sales volumes, or soil conditions.
- Determine, administer, and execute policies relating to operations administration and standards, facility maintenance, and safety.
- Direct crop production operations, such as planning, tilling, planting, fertilizing, cultivating, spraying, and harvesting.
- Evaluate marketing or sales alternatives for products.
- Hire, supervise, and train support workers.
- Monitor activities, such as irrigation, chemical application, harvesting, milking, breeding, and grading, to ensure adherence to safety regulations or standards.
- Monitor environments to ensure maintenance of optimum animal or plant life.
- Obtain financing for and purchase necessary machinery, land, supplies, or livestock.
- Replace chemical insecticides with environmentally friendly practices, such as adding pest-repelling plants to fields.
How that compares
Among the 35 management occupations, farmers rank 30. The group averages 9.8%, and its most exposed job is Financial Managers at 39.1%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.
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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.