Crop, nursery, or greenhouse farmworker
Plants, grows, and harvests vegetables, fruits, nuts, and other crops by hand using tools, and may also sort, pack, and load harvested products.
Will AI replace crop, nursery, or greenhouse farmworker jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 11 in 100 jobs. AI touches a small part of this work. Most of the job happens with your hands, your body or in person. 2% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Record crop information, like chemicals used, yields, or costs
- Identify plants, pests, and weeds to pick the right chemicals and fertilizers
- Advise the public on picking, buying, and caring for products
What stays human
- Help inspect, grade, sort, store, and treat crops after harvest
- Harvest plants, then replant or pot and label them
- Repair and maintain farm vehicles, tools, and machinery
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: -2.4%. Typical pay: $35,660 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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