Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations · SOC 45-2093
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
little overlap 2023 task rating
What this means. In the researchers’ assessment, few tasks overlap. The rating includes tasks that could require additional AI software.
What it does not mean. This is not the chance of losing your job, a measure of current AI use, or a test of today's tools.
Work and pay in Colorado
About 1,300 Coloradans work in this occupation. These statewide BLS figures describe the occupation, not the number of jobs at risk.
- Colorado employment
- 1,270 published OEWS estimate, 2025
- Colorado median wage
- $39,740 annual, 2025
Technical detail: score, comparison and sources
A score summarizes task ratings on a 0–100 scale. A percentile compares occupations with each other. Neither is a probability of job loss.
- Exposure score
- 7.8 0–100; published human task rating
- Percentile
- 21 higher rated overlap than 21% of occupations
Where it sits among occupations
This occupation’s score comes from published human task ratings (Eloundou and colleagues, 2023). Employment and wages are BLS OEWS Colorado estimates for 2025; no county imputation is used for those figures.
Similar occupations in this group
- Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse little overlap 2,450 CO jobs
- First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers little overlap 640 CO jobs
- Agricultural Inspectors little overlap 280 CO jobs
- Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products little overlap 230 CO jobs
The largest other occupations (by published Colorado employment) in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations — all 13 are on the group page.
Cite this page
Colorado AI Exposure Atlas
Martin, Christopher. “AI Exposure of Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals.” Colorado AI Exposure Atlas, 2026 edition. https://coloradoaiexposureatlas.com/occupation/farmworkers-farm-ranch-and-aquacultural-animals/.
2026 Edition · Employment data 2025 · Compiled by Christopher Martin