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Animal Breeders
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 3% more of these jobs by 2035, slower than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- Joint #685 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +3% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $51,130 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 6,900 in the US, with about 1,000 openings a year
The work, 14 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
AI helps with this: Care for plants or animals35%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 845 conversations, and it got them there 95% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor health conditions of humans or animals11%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
Still yours: Examine people or animals to assess health conditions or physical characteristics5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,065 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Treat injuries, illnesses, or diseases5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Prepare mixtures or solutions4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 714 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Mark materials or objects for identification4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Build structures4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 510 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
Still yours: Sell products or services3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Promote products, services, or programs1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 715 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 103 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 1,000 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
The jobs closest to this one. None of them is much less exposed.
- Shares 61% of the workFarmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals0% AI does, against 0% here-3.2% by 2035 · $36,670 · No formal credential
- Shares 41% of the workAnimal Caretakers18% AI does, against 0% here+12.1% by 2035 · $35,360 · High school diploma
- Shares 37% of the workAnimal Control Workers10% AI does, against 0% here+4% by 2035 · $45,660 · High school diploma
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Planet front:
How to read this file.
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 0.17, higher than 59% 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, 45-2021 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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