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Animal Caretakers 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 Caretakers 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 Caretakers Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$33,470
$36,150
Employment · BLS OEWS
277,300
35,420
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
80th pct
48th pct

At a glance

Dimension Animal Caretakers Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
Median pay $33,470 $36,150
Employment 277,300 35,420
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Growing fast (+12.1%) Declining (-5.0%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 74,600 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 High · 80th pct Moderate · 48th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 14th pct · 14% 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: Oral Comprehension, Monitoring, Oral Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Information Ordering, Static Strength, Near Vision, English Language, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Coordination, Judgment and Decision Making, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Trunk Strength, Speech Recognition, Speech Clarity, Speaking, Written Comprehension, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Far Vision, Critical Thinking, Manual Dexterity, Complex Problem Solving, Category Flexibility, Flexibility of Closure, Selective Attention, Finger Dexterity, Administration and Management.

Specific to Animal Caretakers

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Administrative
  • Service Orientation
  • Extent Flexibility
  • Writing
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Stamina
  • Education and Training

Specific to Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

  • Control Precision
  • Production and Processing
  • Biology
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Operation and Control
  • Mechanical
  • Multilimb Coordination
  • Food Production

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 .

Specific to Animal Caretakers

Specific to Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Animal Caretakers or Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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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 Caretakers 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-caretakers-vs-farmworkers-farm-ranch-and-aquacultural-animals

APA

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

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-animal-caretakers-vs-farmworkers-farm-ranch-and-aquacultural-animals,
  title  = {Animal Caretakers vs Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {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},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/animal-caretakers-vs-farmworkers-farm-ranch-and-aquacultural-animals}
}

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