Manage agricultural or forestry operations.

Manage agricultural or forestry operations. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 5 occupations and seen in 20 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Manage agricultural or forestry operations. in Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 20 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 9 (45%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display or exhibition, or for research. · Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Regulate grazing, such as by issuing permits and checking for compliance with standards, and help ranchers plan and organize grazing systems to manage, improve, protect, and maximize the use of rangelands. · Range Managers · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Direct and monitor trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation, and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques. · Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Direct and monitor the transfer of mature fish to lakes, ponds, streams, or commercial tanks. · Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Determine plant growing conditions, such as greenhouses, hydroponics, or natural settings, and set planting and care schedules. · Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Direct the breeding or raising of stock, such as cattle, poultry, or honeybees, using recognized breeding practices to ensure stock improvement. · Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Manage forest protection activities, including fire control, fire crew training, and coordination of fire detection and public education programs. · Forest and Conservation Technicians · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• Monitor activities of logging companies and contractors. · Forest and Conservation Technicians · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• Coordinate the selection and maintenance of brood stock. · Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Plan and direct construction and maintenance of range improvements, such as fencing, corrals, stock-watering reservoirs, and soil-erosion control structures. · Range Managers · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Plan and supervise construction of access routes and forest roads. · Forest and Conservation Technicians · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Supervise pest or weed control operations, including locating and identifying pests or weeds, selecting chemicals and application methods, or scheduling application. · Agricultural Technicians · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools
• Supervise forest nursery operations, timber harvesting, land use activities such as livestock grazing, and disease or insect control programs. · Forest and Conservation Technicians · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
• Supervise or train agricultural technicians or farm laborers. · Agricultural Technicians · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
• Supervise activities of other forestry workers. · Foresters · importance 3.4 · no direct exposure
• Plan and implement revegetation of disturbed sites. · Range Managers · importance 3.4 · exposure with tools
• Direct, and participate in, forest fire suppression. · Foresters · importance 3.1 · no direct exposure
• Plan and supervise forestry projects, such as determining the type, number and placement of trees to be planted, managing tree nurseries, thinning forest and monitoring growth of new seedlings. · Foresters · importance 3.1 · exposure with tools
• Plan and direct construction and maintenance of recreation facilities, fire towers, trails, roads and bridges, ensuring that they comply with guidelines and regulations set for forested public lands. · Foresters · importance 2.9 · exposure with tools
• Direct crop production operations, such as planning, tilling, planting, fertilizing, cultivating, spraying, and harvesting. · Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
• Range Managers
• Forest and Conservation Technicians
• Agricultural Technicians
• Foresters

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.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

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

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  title  = {Manage agricultural or forestry operations.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/manage-agricultural-or-forestry-operations}
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