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Farm Labor Contractors vs Agricultural Inspectors

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

A factual, source-backed comparison of Farm Labor Contractors and Agricultural Inspectors 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.”

Farm Labor Contractors Agricultural Inspectors
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$48,690
$50,990
Employment · BLS OEWS
410
12,090
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
7th pct
26th pct

At a glance

Dimension Farm Labor Contractors Agricultural Inspectors
Median pay $48,690 $50,990
Employment 410 12,090
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+6.0%) About average (+1.5%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 300 2,200
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 Low · 7th pct Low · 26th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 75th pct · 39% of tasks 54th pct · 28% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman Yes 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, Speaking, Oral Expression, Mathematics, Active Listening, Speech Clarity, Speech Recognition, Law and Government, Problem Sensitivity, Critical Thinking, Coordination, Judgment and Decision Making, Near Vision, Customer and Personal Service, Written Comprehension, Written Expression, Deductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Administration and Management, English Language, Public Safety and Security, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving, Inductive Reasoning, Selective Attention.

Specific to Farm Labor Contractors

  • Foreign Language
  • Food Production
  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Production and Processing
  • Time Management
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Control Precision

Specific to Agricultural Inspectors

  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Flexibility of Closure
  • Far Vision
  • Administrative
  • Active Learning
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Perceptual Speed
  • Systems Analysis

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 , Electronic mail software , Word processing software , Internet browser software .

Specific to Farm Labor Contractors

Specific to Agricultural Inspectors

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Farm Labor Contractors or Agricultural Inspectors — 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. "Farm Labor Contractors vs Agricultural Inspectors." 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/farm-labor-contractors-vs-agricultural-inspectors

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Singulariki. (2026). Farm Labor Contractors vs Agricultural Inspectors. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/farm-labor-contractors-vs-agricultural-inspectors

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Farm Labor Contractors vs Agricultural Inspectors},
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  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/farm-labor-contractors-vs-agricultural-inspectors}
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