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Animal Caretakers
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 12.1% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #373 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +12.1% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $35,360 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 365,300 in the US, with about 62,800 openings a year
The work, 19 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 animals24%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 845 conversations, and it got them there 95% of the time.
AI helps with this: Maintain facilities or equipment10%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,312 conversations, and it got them there 95% of the time.
Still yours: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Administer basic health care or medical treatments7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor health conditions of humans or animals7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Prepare foods or beverages5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 859 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
AI does this: Respond to customer problems or inquiries5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 6 Copilot conversations and completed it 84% of the time.
Still yours: Prepare health or medical documents5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Schedule appointments4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Perform administrative or clerical activities4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 401 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Explain medical information to patients or family members3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 230 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
AI does this: Advise patients or clients on medical issues3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 746 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
AI helps with this: Monitor individual behavior or performance3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,704 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
AI does this: Explain regulations, policies, or procedures3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 84 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
AI helps with this: Confer with clients to determine needs or order specifications2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 502 conversations, and it got them there 54% of the time.
Still yours: Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
Still yours: Train animals2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Sell products or services1%
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 112 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 62,800 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 45% of the workAnimal Trainers0% AI does, against 18% here+4.2% by 2035 · $39,990 · High school diploma
- Shares 41% of the workAnimal Breeders0% AI does, against 18% here+3% by 2035 · $51,130 · High school diploma
- Shares 29% of the workVeterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers8% AI does, against 18% here+9.1% by 2035 · $38,150 · High school diploma
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On the wire.
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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 0.25, higher than 79% 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, 39-2021 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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