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Agriculture & Environment · Updated Aug 2026

First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of agricultural, forestry, aquacultural, and related workers.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
49/100
Moderate

How much of this occupation’s work can be materially affected by current AI systems.

Replacement Risk
41/100
Moderate

How likely exposure is to translate into reduced human demand.

Includes provisional estimates for AI adoption pressure and labour-market resilience. How this is measured

Evidence quality
Confidence81/100
Task coverage88%

Confidence reflects task coverage, mapping and capability-evidence quality, and how much of the score rests on provisional inputs.

Task-level evidence

What is driving the score?

Occupation scores are built from the task mix—not a single prediction about a job title.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
TaskImportanceAI impactExposure
Record the numbers and types of fish or shellfish reared, harvested, released, sold, and shipped.High
70
Train workers in techniques such as planting, harvesting, weeding, or insect identification and in the use of safety measures.High
68
Confer with managers to evaluate weather or soil conditions, to develop plans or procedures, or to discuss issues such as changes in fertilizers, herbicides, or cultivating techniques.High
66
Inspect crops, fields, or plant stock to determine conditions and need for cultivating, spraying, weeding, or harvesting.High
55
Treat animal illnesses or injuries, following experience or instructions of veterinarians.High
70
Communicate with forestry personnel regarding forest harvesting or forest management plans, procedures, or schedules.High
65
Read inventory records, customer orders, or shipping schedules to determine required activities.Medium
66
Perform both supervisory and management functions, such as accounting, marketing, and personnel work.Medium
68
Inspect buildings, fences, fields or ranges, supplies, and equipment to determine work to be performed.Medium
55
Observe animals for signs of illness, injury, or unusual behavior, notifying veterinarians or managers as warranted.High
36
Train workers in tree felling or bucking, operation of tractors or loading machines, yarding or loading techniques, or safety regulations.High
67
Confer with managers to determine production requirements, conditions of equipment and supplies, and work schedules.Medium
67
Issue equipment, such as farm implements, machinery, ladders, or containers to workers, and collect equipment when work is complete.Medium
67
Train workers in spawning, rearing, cultivating, and harvesting methods, and in the use of equipment.High
68
Requisition or purchase supplies, such as insecticides, machine parts or lubricants, or tools.Medium
65
Monitor workers to ensure that safety regulations are followed, warning or disciplining those who violate safety regulations.High
33
Schedule work crews, equipment, or transportation for several different work locations.Medium
37
Observe fish and beds or ponds to detect diseases, monitor fish growth, determine quality of fish, or determine completeness of harvesting.High
26
Assign tasks such as feeding and treatment of animals, and cleaning and maintenance of animal quarters.High
17
Coordinate the selection and movement of logs from storage areas, according to transportation schedules or production requirements.Medium
20
Drive or operate farm machinery, such as trucks, tractors, or self-propelled harvesters, to transport workers or supplies or to cultivate or harvest fields.Medium
20
Transport or arrange for transport of animals, equipment, food, animal feed, and other supplies to and from work sites.Medium
22
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

Routine, digitized, and highly repeatable tasks face the greatest pressure.

  1. Record the numbers and types of fish or shellfish reared, harvested, released, sold, and shipped.70
  2. Treat animal illnesses or injuries, following experience or instructions of veterinarians.70
  3. Train workers in techniques such as planting, harvesting, weeding, or insect identification and in the use of safety measures.68
  4. Perform both supervisory and management functions, such as accounting, marketing, and personnel work.68
Hardest to automate

Where people still matter

These tasks score lowest on automation feasibility—physical presence, judgement, accountability and real-world variability all resist end-to-end automation.

  1. Coordinate the selection and movement of logs from storage areas, according to transportation schedules or production requirements.01
  2. Assign tasks such as feeding and treatment of animals, and cleaning and maintenance of animal quarters.02
  3. Drive or operate farm machinery, such as trucks, tractors, or self-propelled harvesters, to transport workers or supplies or to cultivate or harvest fields.03
  4. Transport or arrange for transport of animals, equipment, food, animal feed, and other supplies to and from work sites.04
  5. Observe fish and beds or ponds to detect diseases, monitor fish growth, determine quality of fish, or determine completeness of harvesting.05
Where else this work leads

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Beyond AI capability

Adoption and labour-market outlook

Structural factors are kept separate from raw capability so you can see what actually resists automation. Adoption pressure and labour-market resilience are still provisional models—25% of this occupation’s replacement-risk weight rests on them.

Human dependency69
Physical dependency65
Adoption pressure45
Labour-market resilience68
Methodology & sources

O*NET 30.3 occupational data interpreted through the JobsVsAI capability, automation and structural-constraint models.

Confidence81/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
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