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AI exposure Farming, fishing and forestry

Will AI replace graders and sorters?

Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products. US occupation 45-2041.

0.0%

of the time graders and sorters spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of graders and sorters' 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 graders and sortersWhat graders and sorters no longer do alone

O*NET lists 5 tasks for graders and sorters. None of them shows meaningful AI use at work yet.

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

5 of the 5 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Discard inferior or defective products or foreign matter, and place acceptable products in containers for further processing.Core task
  • Grade and sort products according to factors such as color, species, length, width, appearance, feel, smell, and quality to ensure correct processing and usage.Core task
  • Place products in containers according to grade and mark grades on containers.Core task
  • Weigh products or estimate their weight, visually or by feel.Core task
  • Record grade or identification numbers on tags or on shipping, receiving, or sales sheets.

How that compares

Among the 11 farming, fishing and forestry occupations, graders and sorters rank 9. The group averages 0.2%, and its most exposed job is Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse at 2.0%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

Level with 0.0%

  1. 346Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators 0.0%
  2. 346Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 0.0%
  3. 346Glaziers 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.