Business & Finance · SOC 13-1074
Recruiting, transporting, and directing seasonal farm labor is a physically grounded, relationship-based role AI cannot automate.
Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
Timeline: This role's reliance on physical coordination, trust-based worker recruitment, and real-time field management makes it highly resistant to AI automation throughout the decade.
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$78,420 median pay
$78,420 median pay
$78,420 median pay
$96,310 median pay
$59,440 median pay
$78,420 median pay
AI job-risk card
Farm Labor Contractors is resilient on AIFear. Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
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Our AI Fear Score for Farm Labor Contractors is 18/100 (Resilient). Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
18 out of 100, based on an AI-model review of this occupation's O*NET tasks against what current AI can actually do.
Harder to automate: Recruiting workers from local communities and networks, Physically transporting workers to job sites, Managing on-site labor coordination and compliance, Navigating labor regulations and worker welfare.
Lean into Agricultural labor law, Worker relations and communication, Logistics coordination, Compliance documentation. Consider roles such as Agricultural operations manager or Farm manager or Labor compliance officer.
Tasks, skills and AI-exposure for this role were reviewed by an AI model against its O*NET task profile (curated roles use published research anchors). Pay and employment, where shown, are U.S. BLS OEWS (May 2024) figures. This is an estimate, not a prediction about any individual's job. Compare all occupations.