Animal Breeders

Moderate Risk
57%

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Vote Comments (2)
AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
74%
(High Risk)
POLLING
39%
(Low Risk, Based on 69 votes)
Average: 57%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
2.4%
by year 2033
WAGES
$47,540
or $22.85 per hour
Volume
1,360
as of 2023
SUMMARY
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JOB SCORE
3.4/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

74% (High Risk)

High Risk (61-80%): Jobs in this category face a significant threat from automation, as many of their tasks can be easily automated using current or near-future technologies.

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Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Finger Dexterity

User poll

39% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a much higher chance of automation: 74% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Animal Breeders will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Growth

Slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Animal Breeders' job openings is expected to rise 2.4% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Animal Breeders' was $47,540, or $23 per hour

'Animal Breeders' were paid 1.1% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 1,360 people employed as 'Animal Breeders' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 111 thousand people are employed as 'Animal Breeders'.

Job description

Select and breed animals according to their genealogy, characteristics, and offspring. May require knowledge of artificial insemination techniques and equipment use. May involve keeping records on heats, birth intervals, or pedigree.

SOC Code: 45-2021.00

Comments (2)

Shylaaa (Low)
21 Apr 2020 04:41
You need to understand animals like horses, a bond is important. Also, there is too much to go wrong. Horses who are not used to being handled in that way by machinery are highly likely to injure themselves or break something. With DNA testing etc. for the owners to know what characteristics their foal will have and knowing which horse to breed with, AI could assist.
Theodore Von Bitner
30 Dec 2020 08:12
I think that this is a case where a task is being automated, but not the job as a whole.
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