Fishing or hunting worker
Hunts, traps, catches, or gathers wild animals and water animals and plants, using nets, traps, or other gear.
Will AI replace fishing or hunting worker jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 18 in 100 jobs. AI touches a small part of this work. Most of the job happens with your hands, your body or in person. 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
- Take catches from gear and measure them to follow legal size limits
- Oversee buying of supplies, gear, and equipment
- Work out positions and plot courses on charts to navigate boats
What stays human
- Steer boats and use navigation instruments
- Travel by foot, vehicle, boat, snowmobile, or skis to reach hunting areas
- Pick, bait, and set traps based on the animal being trapped
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: -4.2%. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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