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Agricultural Technicians
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 5.4% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #478 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +5.4% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $49,630 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 19,500 in the US, with about 2,800 openings a year
The work, 27 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Analyze environmental or geospatial data17%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Collect environmental or biological samples6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Create visual designs or displays6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 78 conversations, and it got them there 40% of the time.
Still yours: Research agricultural processes or practices6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Perform agricultural activities6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Maintain electronic, computer, or other technical equipment6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,196 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
AI helps with this: Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 510 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
AI does this: Advise others on the design or use of technologies4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 97 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Manage agricultural or forestry operations3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Operate agricultural or forestry equipment3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Develop systems or practices to mitigate or resolve environmental problems3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Research biological or ecological phenomena3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 283 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time.
Still yours: Prepare reports of operational or procedural activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare specimens or materials for testing2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipment2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,656 conversations, and it got them there 84% of the time.
AI does this: Present research or technical information2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 30 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI helps with this: Research issues related to earth sciences2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 541 conversations, and it got them there 87% of the time.
AI does this: Develop operational or technical procedures or standards2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,089 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI does this: Provide information or assistance to the public2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 7 Copilot conversations and completed it 86% of the time.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Set up equipment2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 511 conversations, and it got them there 95% of the time.
Still yours: Operate laboratory or field equipment1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Test characteristics of materials or products1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Care for plants or animals1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 845 conversations, and it got them there 95% of the time.
Still yours: Develop sustainable organizational or business policies or practices1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 105 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 2,800 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
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deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.13, higher than 44% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 19-4012 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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