# Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting

> Sector (NAICS 11) — The Sector as a Whole

The Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in growing crops, raising animals, harvesting timber, and harvesting fish and other animals from a farm, ranch, or their natural habitats.

The establishments in this sector are often described as farms, ranches, dairies, greenhouses, nurseries, orchards, or hatcheries.  A farm may consist of a single tract of land or a number of separate tracts which may be held under different tenures.  For example, one tract may be owned by the farm operator and another rented.  It may be operated by the operator alone or with the assistance of members of the household or hired employees, or it may be operated by a partnership, corporation, or other type of organization. When a landowner has one or more tenants, renters, croppers, or managers, the land operated by each is considered a farm.

The sector distinguishes two basic activities: agricultural production and agricultural support activities.  Agricultural production includes establishments performing the complete farm or ranch operation, such as farm owner-operators and tenant farm operators.  Agricultural support activities include establishments that perform one or more activities associated with farm operation, such as soil preparation, planting, harvesting, and management, on a contract or fee basis.

Excluded from the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector are establishments primarily engaged in agricultural research (e.g., experimental farms) and government establishments primarily engaged in administering programs for regulating and conserving land, mineral, wildlife, and forest use.  These establishments are classified in Industry 54171, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences; and Industry 92412, Administration of Conservation Programs, respectively.


- **NAICS code:** 11
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/industries/11
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap, not jobs lost. Figures aggregate over the occupations employed in this industry, each traced to a named public dataset.

## Scale & pay

- **Employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** 423,370 across 151 occupations.
- **Typical annual wage (employment-weighted median):** $41,450.

## AI exposure

- **AI task-overlap (employment-weighted across 134 occupations):** 2nd percentile (Low) — Eloundou GPT-overlap + Felten AIOE; task overlap, not automation.

## Largest occupations

- Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-45-2092-00) — 195,350 employed; $35,540
- Packers and Packagers, Hand (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-7064-00) — 22,020 employed; $34,330
- Logging Equipment Operators (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-45-4022-00) — 17,290 employed; $50,400
- Agricultural Equipment Operators (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-45-2091-00) — 16,020 employed; $37,940
- First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-45-1011-00) — 15,320 employed; $57,740
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-3032-00) — 13,550 employed; $48,610
- Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-45-2093-00) — 12,680 employed; $35,990
- Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-45-2041-00) — 10,710 employed; $34,840
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-7062-00) — 10,360 employed; $35,340
- Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-7051-00) — 8,260 employed; $38,480
- Office Clerks, General (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-9061-00) — 7,140 employed; $41,070
- Animal Caretakers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-39-2021-00) — 6,560 employed; $34,930
- General and Operations Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-1021-00) — 5,940 employed; $82,920
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-51-9111-00) — 5,560 employed; $37,770
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-3031-00) — 4,120 employed; $46,910
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-9071-00) — 3,280 employed; $43,830
- Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-3041-00) — 3,190 employed; $45,900
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-51-9061-00) — 2,810 employed; $37,570
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-6014-00) — 2,700 employed; $43,090
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-37-2011-00) — 2,670 employed; $35,610

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)** (May 2024) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **Census NAICS** (2022) — U.S. Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/naics/
- **Anthropic Economic Index** (v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27)) — Anthropic. https://www.anthropic.com/economic-index
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130
- **AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE)** (Felten, Raj & Seamans) — academic. https://github.com/AIOE-Data/AIOE

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-03T03:26:54.804143+00:00. https://singulariki.com/industries/11_