Career Explorer Farming, fishing, forestry
Human edge, growing
Agricultural workers, all other
All agricultural workers not listed separately.
Among the most resilient careers: more resilient than 83% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is low (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it low), and US jobs are projected to change by +3.8% by 2035, faster than average. The work leans on physical dexterity.
AI struggles with much of this work, and US employers are expected to hire more people into it than average.
- Median pay (2025)
- $39,850
- Job growth to 2035
- +3.8%
- Openings a year
- 1,300
- People doing it (2025)
- 9,300
- Usual route in
- No formal credential, then short on-the-job training
Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook
- Packaging and filling machine operators and tendersHuman edge, growing, Index 91, +4.1%
- Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tendersHuman edge, growing, Index 90, +5.9%
- Grounds maintenance workers, all otherHuman edge, growing, Index 84, +3.7%
- Food batchmakersHuman edge, growing, Index 85, +6.5%
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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.