Will AI Replace First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers?

Assign tasks such as feeding and treatment of animals, and cleaning and maintenance of animal quarters.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Record the numbers and types of fish or shellfish reared, harvested, released, sold, and shipped.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Monitor workers to ensure that safety regulations are followed, warning or disciplining those who violate safety regulations.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Observe animals for signs of illness, injury, or unusual behavior, notifying veterinarians or managers as warranted.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Observe fish and beds or ponds to detect diseases, monitor fish growth, determine quality of fish, or determine completeness of harvesting.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Train workers in tree felling or bucking, operation of tractors or loading machines, yarding or loading techniques, or safety regulations.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Treat animal illnesses or injuries, following experience or instructions of veterinarians.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Train workers in spawning, rearing, cultivating, and harvesting methods, and in the use of equipment.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Train workers in techniques such as planting, harvesting, weeding, or insect identification and in the use of safety measures.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Confer with managers to evaluate weather or soil conditions, to develop plans or procedures, or to discuss issues such as changes in fertilizers, herbicides, or cultivating techniques.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Communicate with forestry personnel regarding forest harvesting or forest management plans, procedures, or schedules.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Inspect crops, fields, or plant stock to determine conditions and need for cultivating, spraying, weeding, or harvesting.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Coordinate dismantling, moving, and setting up equipment at new work sites.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Coordinate the selection and movement of logs from storage areas, according to transportation schedules or production requirements.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Schedule work crews, equipment, or transportation for several different work locations.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Drive or operate farm machinery, such as trucks, tractors, or self-propelled harvesters, to transport workers or supplies or to cultivate or harvest fields.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Perform both supervisory and management functions, such as accounting, marketing, and personnel work.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Transport or arrange for transport of animals, equipment, food, animal feed, and other supplies to and from work sites.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Inspect buildings, fences, fields or ranges, supplies, and equipment to determine work to be performed.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Read inventory records, customer orders, or shipping schedules to determine required activities.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Inspect facilities to determine maintenance needs.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Confer with managers to determine production requirements, conditions of equipment and supplies, and work schedules.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Prepare and maintain time or payroll reports, as well as details of personnel actions, such as performance evaluations, hires, promotions, or disciplinary actions.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Requisition or purchase supplies, such as insecticides, machine parts or lubricants, or tools.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Monitor or oversee construction projects, such as horticultural buildings or irrigation systems.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Issue equipment, such as farm implements, machinery, ladders, or containers to workers, and collect equipment when work is complete.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Calculate or monitor budgets for maintenance or development of collections, grounds, or infrastructure.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Direct or assist with the adjustment or repair of equipment or machinery.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Monitor operations to identify and solve problems, improve work methods, and ensure compliance with safety, company, and government regulations.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Plan work schedules according to personnel and equipment availability.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.