Will AI replace farming, fishing, and forestry jobs?
12 jobs scored. On average 89% of the task time in these jobs still needs a person, and the family averages 83 out of 100 on Still needs a human, where higher is safer.
83
Average Still needs a human score, 0 to 100 ↑ safer. Will AI replace them? Nah.
12
Jobs scored in this family
89%
Average share of Task timeHow a job’s working hours divide between its tasks. Tasks that matter more and come up more often get a bigger share.More in the glossary that still needs a person
429k
US workers in these jobs
How the work could shift in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
The share of US workers in these jobs whose job would sit in each band, from today to 2060.
Today
94%
of US workers in this family are in jobs that mostly need a person (our top band, Nah.)
0% are in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)
By 2045
9%
of US workers in this family would still be in jobs that mostly need a person (our top band, Nah.)
20% would be in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)
By 2060
9%
of US workers in this family would still be in jobs that mostly need a person (our top band, Nah.)
80% would be in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)
Each job's score moves towards the bottom band (Largely: AI could largely do the job) by the year it could be largely automated, slowly at first and faster later, as adoption usually goes. Each job is run as ten scenarios across its replacement range, so every figure mixes early and late outcomes. The model stops at 2060. How the timeline works
Will AI replace the job?Largely.Mostly.Partly.A little.Nah.
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| Year | Largely | Mostly | Partly | A little | Nah |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today (2026) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.5% | 93.5% |
| 2030 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 42.2% | 57.8% |
| 2035 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.3% | 70.4% | 9.3% |
| 2040 | 0.0% | 21.0% | 48.0% | 21.6% | 9.3% |
| 2045 | 20.0% | 31.4% | 38.6% | 0.7% | 9.3% |
| 2050 | 41.0% | 39.3% | 9.6% | 0.7% | 9.3% |
| 2055 | 61.3% | 28.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 9.3% |
| 2060 | 80.4% | 9.6% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 9.3% |
Every job in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry, ranked
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry WorkersFarming, Fishing, and Forestry · 45-1011
79↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 0%AI helps 33%Needs a human 67%
20542046–2060+
28k
$59,320
Animal BreedersFarming, Fishing, and Forestry · 45-2021
81↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 20%Needs a human 80%
20552046–2060+
1k
$51,130
Agricultural InspectorsFarming, Fishing, and Forestry · 45-2011
81↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 17%Needs a human 83%
20542046–2060+
14k
$49,940
Log Graders and ScalersFarming, Fishing, and Forestry · 45-4023
82↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 7%Needs a human 93%
20562046–2060+
3k
$46,330
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and GreenhouseFarming, Fishing, and Forestry · 45-2092
83↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 4%AI helps 11%Needs a human 85%
20572046–2060+
266k
$35,660
Logging Equipment OperatorsFarming, Fishing, and Forestry · 45-4022
83↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 16%Needs a human 84%
20572046–2060+
21k
$49,740
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural AnimalsFarming, Fishing, and Forestry · 45-2093
84↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 9%Needs a human 91%
20572046–2060+
33k
$36,670
Fishing and Hunting WorkersFarming, Fishing, and Forestry · 45-3031
84↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 15%Needs a human 85%
20572046–2060+
FallersFarming, Fishing, and Forestry · 45-4021
85↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
20582046–2060+
3k
$52,100
Agricultural Equipment OperatorsFarming, Fishing, and Forestry · 45-2091
86↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
20582046–2060+
29k
$41,730
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural ProductsFarming, Fishing, and Forestry · 45-2041
86↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
20592046–2060+
25k
$35,730
Forest and Conservation WorkersFarming, Fishing, and Forestry · 45-4011
87↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
20592046–2060+
6k
$43,680