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24 sectors indexed. Showing role-level rankings for Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (11).
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Manufacturing (33)
63 roles • 77% avg exposure
Highest: Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Lowest: Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Open sector rankingAccommodation and Food Services (72)
20 roles • 76% avg exposure
Highest: Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Lowest: Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
Open sector rankingManufacturing (32)
25 roles • 76% avg exposure
Highest: Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Lowest: Machinists
Open sector rankingAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (11)
14 roles • 74% avg exposure
Highest: Agricultural Equipment Operators
Lowest: Logging Workers, All Other
Open sector rankingRetail Trade (45)
4 roles • 73% avg exposure
Highest: Parts Salespersons
Lowest: Advertising Sales Agents
Open sector rankingTransportation and Warehousing (48)
40 roles • 67% avg exposure
Highest: Bus Drivers, School
Lowest: Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Open sector rankingOther Services (except Public Administration) (81)
20 roles • 65% avg exposure
Highest: Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Lowest: Recreation Workers
Open sector rankingTransportation and Warehousing (49)
8 roles • 62% avg exposure
Highest: Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Lowest: Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
Open sector rankingUtilities (22)
15 roles • 61% avg exposure
Highest: Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Lowest: Civil Engineers
Open sector rankingMining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (21)
22 roles • 60% avg exposure
Highest: Floor Sanders and Finishers
Lowest: Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians
Open sector rankingReal Estate and Rental and Leasing (53)
17 roles • 60% avg exposure
Highest: Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Lowest: Quality Control Systems Managers
Open sector rankingConstruction (23)
41 roles • 59% avg exposure
Highest: Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Lowest: Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Open sector rankingManufacturing (31)
85 roles • 59% avg exposure
Highest: Sewing Machine Operators
Lowest: Solar Energy Systems Engineers
Open sector rankingRetail Trade (44)
3 roles • 59% avg exposure
Highest: Sales and Related Workers, All Other
Lowest: Insurance Sales Agents
Open sector rankingWholesale Trade (42)
12 roles • 59% avg exposure
Highest: Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Lowest: Sales Engineers
Open sector rankingArts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)
20 roles • 56% avg exposure
Highest: Manicurists and Pedicurists
Lowest: Set and Exhibit Designers
Open sector rankingAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (56)
61 roles • 55% avg exposure
Highest: Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Lowest: Chief Executives
Open sector rankingFinance and Insurance (52)
56 roles • 55% avg exposure
Highest: Order Clerks
Lowest: Architectural and Engineering Managers
Open sector rankingInformation (51)
18 roles • 52% avg exposure
Highest: Designers, All Other
Lowest: News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Open sector rankingProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)
187 roles • 52% avg exposure
Highest: Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Lowest: Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Open sector rankingManagement of Companies and Enterprises (55)
4 roles • 47% avg exposure
Highest: Tax Preparers
Lowest: Purchasing Managers
Open sector rankingHealth Care and Social Assistance (62)
151 roles • 41% avg exposure
Highest: Amusement and Recreation Attendants
Lowest: Nurse Anesthetists
Open sector rankingPublic Administration (92)
85 roles • 41% avg exposure
Highest: First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Lowest: Mental Health Counselors
Open sector rankingEducational Services (61)
45 roles • 34% avg exposure
Highest: Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Lowest: Archivists
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Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (11)
Highest automation exposure roles in this sector. Showing top 14 results.
#1High confidenceSystemsAEAgricultural Equipment Operators
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry • Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
A large share of Agricultural Equipment Operators tasks are currently automatable in Other Aquaculture.
Exposure benchmark: 94% • SOC 45-2091.00
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#2High confidenceOperationsFAFishing and Hunting Workers
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry • Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
A large share of Fishing and Hunting Workers tasks are currently automatable in Dairy Cattle and Milk Production.
Exposure benchmark: 89% • SOC 45-3031.00
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#3High confidenceAnalysisAIAgricultural Inspectors
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry • Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
A large share of Agricultural Inspectors tasks are currently automatable in Strawberry Farming.
Exposure benchmark: 80% • SOC 45-2011.00
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#4High confidenceWorkflowFAFarmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry • Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 79% • SOC 45-2092.00
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#5Medium confidenceInsightGAGraders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry • Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 79% • SOC 45-2041.00
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#6High confidenceProductivityLELogging Equipment Operators
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry • Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
Logging Equipment Operators shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 79% • SOC 45-4022.00
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#7High confidenceCoordinationFFallers
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry • Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
Fallers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 75% • SOC 45-4021.00
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#8High confidenceOperationsFAForest and Conservation Workers
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry • Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
Forest and Conservation Workers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 72% • SOC 45-4011.00
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#9Low confidenceAnalysisAWAgricultural Workers, All Other
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry • Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
Agricultural Workers, All Other shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 70% • SOC 45-2099.00
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#10High confidenceSystemsLGLog Graders and Scalers
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry • Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
Log Graders and Scalers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 66% • SOC 45-4023.00
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#11High confidenceProductivityFFFarmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry • Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 65% • SOC 45-2093.00
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#12Medium confidenceExecutionFSFirst-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry • Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 65% • SOC 45-1011.00
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#13High confidenceCoordinationABAnimal Breeders
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry • Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
Animal Breeders shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 64% • SOC 45-2021.00
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#14Low confidenceExecutionLWLogging Workers, All Other
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry • Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
Logging Workers, All Other is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 59% • SOC 45-4029.00
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