Jobs / Farming, fishing, and forestry
Can agents do farming, fishing, and forestry work?
Grow crops, tend animals, fish, and manage forests.
- US jobs
- 434,320 (0.3% of employment)
- Typical wage
- $39K a year (employment-weighted mean of occupation medians)
- Occupations
- 14 in O*NET 31.0
- Evidence
- 0 direct benchmarks, 0 also relevant, 0 context only
The answer today
UnmeasuredNo change since 24 Sep 2025.
Rule: No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
Next step: A direct benchmark that reports how many tasks agents complete.
How much of the work is measured
0% of the work in this family is measured by direct benchmarks. Little of the work is measured (less than 20%). On 24 Sep 2025: 0%.
Work = the O*NET 31.0 work activities of the family's occupations, weighted by how important each task is and by US employment. A benchmark measures an activity when its tasks make the agent do it and its grading checks it. Method.
| Work activity (O*NET) | Share of the work | Direct benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Operate agricultural or forestry equipment | 13.9% | Not measured |
| Perform agricultural activities | 8.4% | Not measured |
| Maintain operational records | 7.4% | Not measured |
| Evaluate production inputs or outputs | 5.4% | Not measured |
| Maintain tools or equipment | 5.2% | Not measured |
| Sort materials or products | 4.7% | Not measured |
| Manage agricultural or forestry operations | 4.7% | Not measured |
| Communicate with others about operational plans or activities | 4.0% | Not measured |
| Research biological or ecological phenomena | 3.7% | Not measured |
| Load products, materials, or equipment for transportation or further processing | 3.4% | Not measured |
Unmeasured territory
No benchmark in this atlas covers farming, fishing, and forestry yet. Most of this work needs a body in the physical world. The evidence must come from robots and self-driving vehicles, and public benchmarks for them are still rare.
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What we do not know
- Benchmarks measure tasks, not whole jobs. A job is a bundle of tasks, judgment, and relationships.
- Capability is not adoption. A task that agents can do in a benchmark may still be done by people at work.
- Most results come from single runs. Reliability over many runs is often unknown.
Occupations in this family
Sorted by US employment (BLS OEWS May 2025). O*NET sub-occupations share the employment figure of their SOC group. Work measured = the share of the occupation's O*NET work that direct benchmarks test.
| Occupation | SOC | US jobs | Work measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 45-2092.00 | 266K | 0% |
| Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals | 45-2093.00 | 33K | 0% |
| Agricultural Equipment Operators | 45-2091.00 | 29K | 0% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | 45-1011.00 | 28K | 0% |
| Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products | 45-2041.00 | 25K | 0% |
| Logging Equipment Operators | 45-4022.00 | 21K | 0% |
| Agricultural Inspectors | 45-2011.00 | 14K | 0% |
| Forest and Conservation Workers | 45-4011.00 | 6K | 0% |
| Agricultural Workers, All Other | 45-2099.00 | 4K | — |
| Fallers | 45-4021.00 | 3K | 0% |
| Log Graders and Scalers | 45-4023.00 | 3K | 0% |
| Logging Workers, All Other | 45-4029.00 | 2K | — |
| Animal Breeders | 45-2021.00 | 1K | 0% |
| Fishing and Hunting Workers | 45-3031.00 | — | 0% |
How to cite
Credit the original work first: the benchmarks listed on this page, and their institutions.
Then, if you used this page:
Can Agents Work. "Can agents do farming, fishing, and forestry work?." https://canagentswork.com/jobs/farming-fishing-forestry/ (accessed 2026-09-24). CC BY 4.0.@misc{caw-jobs-farming-fishing-forestry,
title = {{Can agents do farming, fishing, and forestry work?}},
author = {{Can Agents Work}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://canagentswork.com/jobs/farming-fishing-forestry/}},
note = {Accessed 2026-09-24. CC BY 4.0}
}