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Animal Breeders vs Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Animal Breeders and Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Animal Breeders Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$52,000
$36,150
Employment · BLS OEWS
1,730
35,420
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
58th pct
48th pct

At a glance

Dimension Animal Breeders Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
Median pay $52,000 $36,150
Employment 1,730 35,420
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+2.4%) Declining (-5.0%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 1,200 31,200
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Moderate · 58th pct Moderate · 48th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 32nd pct · 20% of tasks 6th pct · 12% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Administration and Management, Near Vision, Biology, Critical Thinking, Mathematics, Problem Sensitivity, Deductive Reasoning, Category Flexibility, Active Listening, Speaking, Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Oral Comprehension, Inductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Finger Dexterity, Multilimb Coordination, Static Strength, Trunk Strength, Far Vision, Speech Clarity, Production and Processing, Reading Comprehension, Operations Monitoring, Written Comprehension, Oral Expression, Manual Dexterity, Speech Recognition, English Language, Flexibility of Closure, Mechanical.

Specific to Animal Breeders

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Administrative
  • Science
  • Active Learning
  • Writing
  • Time Management

Specific to Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

  • Control Precision
  • Operation and Control
  • Food Production
  • Coordination
  • Troubleshooting
  • Selective Attention
  • Public Safety and Security

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Data base user interface and query software , Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Word processing software , Internet browser software .

Specific to Animal Breeders

Specific to Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

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    Sources for this page

    Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

    Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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    Singulariki. "Animal Breeders vs Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/animal-breeders-vs-farmworkers-farm-ranch-and-aquacultural-animals

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    Singulariki. (2026). Animal Breeders vs Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/animal-breeders-vs-farmworkers-farm-ranch-and-aquacultural-animals

    BibTeX 
    @misc{singulariki-animal-breeders-vs-farmworkers-farm-ranch-and-aquacultural-animals,
  title  = {Animal Breeders vs Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals},
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  year   = {2026},
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