Farming, Fishing, and Forestry · United States (national)
Fishing and Hunting Workers
How exposed this work is to automation, shown as ranges with the reasoning and sources.
The short version: this role is moderately exposed to automation, and a near-term shift looks unlikely.
It is a sourced range, not a verdict, and the detail is below.
Built on O*NET tasks, BLS pay and projections, and peer-reviewed AI-exposure research. Sources shown.
Data snapshot SNAPSHOT-2026-11-06. How it works
AI / softwarerange 0.0 to 12.9
Physical / roboticsrange 43.9 to 67.9
When the change is likely
Largely unaffectedlocal demand growing
What to do about it
Use AI to outpace AI.
Strategies to protect your livelihood, most important first.
1
Stay sharp; urgency is low
This role looks durable. Keep your skills current and watch for shifts in your field.
2
Move up from the task to the system
Robotics targets the physical work. Shift toward supervising, maintaining, or programming the automation instead of competing with it.
3
Pivot toward Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
It is skill-adjacent and less exposed (40.4 vs 56). A lateral move now beats a forced one later.
4
Build a financial buffer
Keep 6 to 12 months of expenses and diversify your income, so a disruption is a setback rather than a catastrophe.
5
Add a recognised credential
A certification or license raises the bar against automation and signals value in a tightening market.
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Which of my tasks are exposed
Patrol trap lines or nets to inspect settings, remove catch, and reset or relocate traps.
55.9
Obtain permission from landowners to hunt or trap on their land.
55.9
Travel on foot, by vehicle, or by equipment such as boats, snowmobiles, helicopters, snowshoes, or skis to reach hunting areas.
55.9
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
55.9
Skin quarry, using knives, and stretch pelts on frames to be cured.
55.9
Maintain and repair trapping equipment.
55.9
Scrape fat, blubber, or flesh from skin sides of pelts with knives or hand scrapers.
55.9
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
55.9
Longer, orange bars are more automatable; short green bars are resistant.
What is driving my result
lowers risk
raises risk
Task: Patrol trap lines or nets to inspect settings, remove catch, and reset or relocate traps.
Task: Obtain permission from landowners to hunt or trap on their land.
Local demand is growing
Lower-risk adjacent roles
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
40.4
Motorboat Operators
40.9
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
51.7
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
54.2
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How this score is calculated
Map Fishing and Hunting Workers to its standard O*NET task list (8 core tasks).
Score each task for AI/software exposure (Eloundou et al. 2023) and physical/robotics exposure (an O*NET work-context proxy), each 0 to 100.
The two axis scores are the task averages: AI 0.9, robotics 55.9.
The timeline comes from the higher axis (55.9), shifted for local demand (growing), and seniority. It is read against your remaining working years.
Ranges are about ±12 points. A backtest against real BLS employment change shows the risk ranking holds in aggregate, but individual outcomes are predicted weakly, so results are ranges, never a flat verdict.
Sources: O*NET, Eloundou et al. (2023), GPTs are GPTs, O*NET Work Context, BLS CPI-U, BLS OEWS.
Snapshot SNAPSHOT-2026-11-06. Full method and backtest on How it works.