Will AI replace Farm workers?

Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 54 official task statements scored for Farm workers (United Kingdom, SOC 9111), 2% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 5 out of 100 (range 4–10, band: minimal). That is a statement about tasks, not about headcount: this measures what AI could do, not whether any employer adopts it, whether the law allows it, or whether doing the routine parts faster creates more demand for the human parts. Figures are from release 2026-q4.1.

Which tasks in “Farm workers” can AI already do?

The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Arrange food deliveries to support livestock nutrition” (64/100, high); “Maintain growth records for livestock and agricultural produce” (56/100, partial); “Arrange the repair of farm buildings, machinery, and equipment” (43/100, partial). Each score comes from five published 0–4 ratings turned into a number by a published formula, and each carries the model's one-sentence reason on the page.

Which tasks in “Farm workers” stay human?

About 94% of this job's task weight sits in work that scores low for AI exposure. The lowest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Utilise hedge trimmers for shaping hedges” (0/100, minimal); “Dock ears and tails of animals” (0/100, minimal); “Trim and shear poultry beaks, toes, and wings using appropriate tools” (0/100, minimal). Low scores usually mean the task needs a body in a room, a legally accountable human, or trust built in real time. Those are the three things the scoring rubric treats as gates rather than obstacles.

What should someone working in “Farm workers” do about AI?

Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 2% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 94% is not. The practical move is to spend more of your week on the tasks that score low, the ones above, and to get fluent at directing AI through the tasks that score high, because those are the parts that change whether or not you are ready for them. This page does not predict your job, and nothing here is career advice tailored to you: the score describes the occupation, not the person.

How is the AI exposure score for Farm workers calculated?

Each official task statement for the occupation is rated on five published 0–4 dimensions (output replicability, physical embodiment, licensed accountability, real-time human trust, and data availability) by claude-opus-5 using scoring prompt task_scoring_v1.0. The model never writes the score; a published formula turns the five ratings into a 0–100 number, so every score can be recomputed by hand. The occupation figure is the importance-weighted mean across 54 scored tasks. The prompt, the rubric, the formula and the full dataset are published at https://futureproof.collab365.com/method and https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1 under CC BY 4.0.

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Farm workers

arranging the repair of farm buildings, harvesting stock according to agricultural best practices and maintaining farm machinery and vehicles. If that's your week, this page is about your job.

The honest answer

AI changes the edges of this job, not the middle: feeding and watering livestock and monitoring food and water supplies is work software can't reach.

Your move: what you can actually do about this ↓

Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI: 2%
changing shape: 4%
staying human: 94%

These bars are tasks changing hands, not people being counted out. The ledger below shows which.

Whole-job exposure score 5 out of 100 (4–10 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, across 54 scored tasks. The number is the support for the sentence above it, not a headline about anyone’s future.

How we know this

What is measured: Every published task statement for farm workers is rated on five dimensions: can a model produce the output, does the work need a body in a room, does it need a legally accountable person, does it depend on a person being trusted in the moment, and how much data exists. A published formula turns those five ratings into the score; the model never writes the number.

How the bar is built: Each task’s share of the bar is its published importance weight, so a task you do all day counts for more than one you do twice a year.

Release: 2026-q4.1, scores computed 2026-08-04. Read the full method.

What shifts is arranging food deliveries to support livestock nutrition: the overhead at the edges, not the middle you trained for.

Your week, as this page understands it

Farm workers perform a variety of tasks, by hand and machine, to produce and harvest crops and to breed and rear cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry. The job title says “farm workers”. The real job is the part underneath: feeding and watering livestock and monitoring food and water supplies. That is the thing someone has to be right about.

The exposed part of this job is specific, and we won’t pretend it is coming back. But farm workers is not one task. It is 54 scored ones, and they are nowhere near equally exposed. The most durable of them, on this evidence, is feeding and watering livestock and monitoring food and water supplies, and the ledger below shows exactly why.

Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI: 2%
changing shape: 4%
staying human: 94%

These bars are tasks changing hands, not people being counted out. The ledger below shows which.

How we know this

How the bar is built: Each task’s share of the bar is its published importance weight, so a task you do all day counts for more than one you do twice a year.

Release: 2026-q4.1, scores computed 2026-08-04. Read the full method.

Your job, task by task

These are the official task statements for this occupation, in plain English, sorted by what the evidence says is happening to each one. The official wording sits under every line so you can check the rewrite against it.

32 of this occupation's scored task statements carry a score that was measured under a different occupation's context, because the statement is shared between jobs and has only been scored once so far. Each one names the occupation it was measured under in the free routes below; none is presented as a measurement for this job.
Task clusters are not derived in this release, so the task-cluster field is empty and no Collab365 Space routing is attached to this occupation yet.

Shifting to AI

1 task

Tasks today’s tools can already do most of. This is the part we will not soften: where these rows are the bulk of your week, the week changes.

Arranging food deliveries to support livestock nutrition
This is reading one thing and writing another: food deliveries in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 85 · 9111/00
Source: “Arrange food deliveries to support livestock nutrition.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 64 out of 100 (57–71 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Ordering and scheduling feed deliveries is routine desk work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

Changing shape

2 tasks

Tasks where the machine takes the producing and a person keeps the checking, the deciding, or the answering-for-it. For most jobs this is the biggest group, and it is where "transformation, not termination" is literally visible.

Arranging the repair of farm buildings
The software now makes the first pass at the repair of farm buildings, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 90 · 9111/00
Source: “Arrange the repair of farm buildings, machinery, and equipment.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 43 out of 100 (36–50 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Booking in a repair is phone and paperwork, though it helps to have seen what is broken.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Maintaining growth records for livestock and agricultural produce
The software now makes the first pass at growth records, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 75 · 9111/00
Source: “Maintain growth records for livestock and agricultural produce.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 56 out of 100 (52–60 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Keeping growth and produce records is data work software handles well.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

Staying human

51 tasks

Tasks that stay with a person, because they happen in the physical world, because the rules need someone accountable, or because the value is that a specific person does them.

Caring for and managing the health of farm animals
This work happens in the physical world: and managing the health of farm animals, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 90 · 9111/00
Source: “Care for and manage the health of farm animals.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 6 out of 100 (0–13 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Records and health plans can be supported by software, but hands-on care is physical and diagnosis and treatment belong to a vet.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Feeding and watering livestock and monitoring food and water supplies
This work happens in the physical world: livestock, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 90 · 9111/00
Source: “Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Feeding and watering animals means carrying feed and checking troughs in person.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Supplying animals with food and water
This work happens in the physical world: animals, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 90 · 9111/00
Source: “Supply animals with food and water.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Putting out food and water is physical work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Contacting vets for treatment of serious illnesses or injuries in animals
This work happens in the physical world: vets, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 9111/00
Source: “Contact vets for treatment of serious illnesses or injuries in animals.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 19 out of 100 (12–26 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Spotting a sick animal happens on the farm; the call itself is simple, and the treatment decision belongs to the vet afterwards.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Breeding animals within appropriate timeframes for livestock reproduction
This work happens in the physical world: animals within appropriate timeframes, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 9111/00
Source: “Breed animals within appropriate timeframes for livestock reproduction.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 14 out of 100 (7–21 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Timing can be planned from records, but the breeding work happens with the animals.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Checking animals' physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain
This work happens in the physical world: animals' physical characteristics, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 9111/00
Source: “Check animals' physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 10 out of 100 (3–17 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Weighing and inspecting animals happens in the pen, though the figures are easy to record.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Performing routine health and welfare checks on livestock
This work happens in the physical world: routine health, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 9111/00
Source: “Perform routine health and welfare checks on livestock.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 8 out of 100 (4–12 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Checking stock means walking through them and looking closely.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

Show the other 44 tasks

Monitoring pests, vermin and temperature in crop or bulk bins
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: pests, vermin and temperature, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 9111/00
Source: “Monitor pests, vermin, and temperature in crop or bulk bins.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 14 out of 100 (7–21 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Checking stored grain means going into the store and taking readings.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Implementing strict bio-security practices, including visitor policies
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: strict bio-security practices, including visitor policies, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 9111/00
Source: “Implement strict bio-security practices, including visitor policies.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 12 out of 100 (5–19 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Guidance and visitor rules can be drafted by software, but actually keeping the farm clean and controlling who enters happens on the ground.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Undertaking safe and effective activities as instructed and actively record daily activity
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: safe, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 9111/00
Source: “Undertake safe and effective activities as instructed and actively record daily activity. For example, cleaning machinery, monitoring and recording livestock (livestock checks).” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 10 out of 100 (3–17 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: The jobs themselves are physical, though the daily record-keeping part is simple for software.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Carrying out operations to minimise environmental impact by avoiding pollution of soil
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: operations, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 65 · 9111/00
Source: “Carry out operations to minimise environmental impact by avoiding pollution of soil, air, and waterways.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 9 out of 100 (2–16 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Plans and rules can be produced automatically, but keeping slurry and chemicals out of watercourses depends on how the work is done.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Cleaning pens using disinfectant solutions
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: pens, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 9111/00
Source: “Clean pens using disinfectant solutions, brushes, spades, water hoses, or pumps.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Cleaning pens with hoses and brushes is physical work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Examining animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: animals, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 9111/00
Source: “Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Spotting illness means handling the animal and feeling for problems.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Inspecting and maintaining equipment, machinery and structures
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: equipment, machinery and structures, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 9111/00
Source: “Inspect and maintain equipment, machinery, and structures.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Inspecting and maintaining machinery means being at it with tools.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Maintaining a satisfactory environment for animals by ensuring clean bedding
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: a satisfactory environment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 9111/00
Source: “Maintain a satisfactory environment for animals by ensuring clean bedding, water, and shelter.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Bedding, water and shelter are looked after by hand.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Treating animals to prevent disease
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: animals, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 9111/00
Source: “Treat animals to prevent disease.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–7 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Vaccinating or dosing livestock means catching and handling each animal, which software cannot do.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Assisting in bathing animals to support farm operations
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: bathing animals, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 9111/00
Source: “Assist in bathing animals to support farm operations.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Washing an animal is hands-on work with a live creature, so software cannot take it over.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Cleaning and grooming farm animals to maintain their health
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: farm animals, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 9111/00
Source: “Clean and groom farm animals to maintain their health.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Grooming livestock happens with brushes and hands on the animal, well outside what software can do.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Collecting and inspecting eggs before placing them in incubators
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: eggs before placing them, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 9111/00
Source: “Collect and inspect eggs before placing them in incubators.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Collecting and checking eggs is done by hand.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Harvesting stock according to agricultural best practices
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: stock, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 9111/00
Source: “Harvest stock according to agricultural best practices.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Harvesting stock is physical work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Maintaining farm machinery and vehicles
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: farm machinery, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 9111/00
Source: “Maintain farm machinery and vehicles such as tractors and combine harvesters.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Servicing tractors and combines is done with tools in hand.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Milking animals, cows and goats by hand
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: animals, cows and goats, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 9111/00
Source: “Milk animals such as cows and goats by hand.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Hand milking is manual work with the animal.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Monitoring animals before, during and after giving birth, assisting with related husbandry tasks
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: animals before, during and after giving birth, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 9111/00
Source: “Monitor animals before, during, and after giving birth, assisting with related husbandry tasks.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Being present through lambing or calving and giving a hand is physical work with the animal.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Moving animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: animals, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 9111/00
Source: “Move animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Moving stock between fields is done on foot or by vehicle.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Operating tractors for agricultural production
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: tractors, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 9111/00
Source: “Operate tractors for agricultural production.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Driving a tractor round a farm needs a person in the seat, so this is not something software can take over.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Repairing farm machinery
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: farm machinery, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 9111/00
Source: “Repair farm machinery.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Repairing machinery is done with tools in the workshop.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Sowing seeds in prepared fields
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: seeds, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 9111/00
Source: “Sow seeds in prepared fields.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Sowing seed is done with machinery in the field.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Branding tattoo or tag animals to allow animal identification
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: tattoo, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 9111/00
Source: “Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Marking or tagging an animal is hands-on work with the animal, and trained handlers must do it under animal welfare rules.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Castrating animals
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: animals, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 9111/00
Source: “Castrate animals.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–7 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: This is a physical procedure on a live animal, and UK law reserves it for a vet beyond set age limits.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Clipping farm animals to support health and productivity
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: farm animals, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 9111/00
Source: “Clip farm animals to support health and productivity.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Clipping or shearing an animal is a physical skill done animal by animal, not something software can perform.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Mixing food, liquid formulas, medications or food supplements according to animal species requirements
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: food, liquid formulas, medications or food supplements, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 9111/00
Source: “Mix food, liquid formulas, medications, or food supplements according to animal species requirements.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–7 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Mixing feed and medication is physical work in the feed store, and medicines can only be used as a vet has directed.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Operating agricultural vehicles in compliance with safety regulations and current legislation
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: agricultural vehicles, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 9111/00
Source: “Operate agricultural vehicles in compliance with safety regulations and current legislation.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Operating farm machinery safely needs a person in the cab making the decisions as they drive.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Operating ploughs for soil preparation
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: ploughs, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 9111/00
Source: “Operate ploughs for soil preparation.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Ploughing means driving the tractor across the field.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Performing combining operations for crop or forage
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: operations, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 9111/00
Source: “Perform combining operations for crop or forage as instructed.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Combining requires an operator in the machine.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Repairing fences and gates
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: fences, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 9111/00
Source: “Repair fences and gates.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Repairing fences and gates is hands-on outdoor work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Shearing and dipping sheep
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: sheep, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 9111/00
Source: “Shear and dip sheep.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Shearing and dipping are physical jobs with the animals, and dipping needs a certificate of competence in the UK.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Carrying out artificial inseminations on livestock
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: artificial inseminations, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 9111/00
Source: “Carry out artificial inseminations on livestock.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–7 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: This is a physical procedure inside a live animal, and only specifically trained and approved people are allowed to carry it out.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Clearing drains and ditches
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: drains, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 9111/00
Source: “Clear drains and ditches.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Clearing drains and ditches is physical outdoor work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Disposing of waste materials in accordance with regulatory requirements
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: waste materials, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 9111/00
Source: “Dispose of waste materials in accordance with regulatory requirements.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Moving and disposing of waste is physical work, whatever the rules require.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Feeding plants
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: plants, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 9111/00
Source: “Feed plants.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Feeding plants means physically applying feed in the field or glasshouse, which software cannot do.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Operating machines for egg washing
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: machines, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 9111/00
Source: “Operate machines for egg washing, candling, and grading.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Running washing and grading machines needs an operator at the line.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Packing eggs in cartons for distribution
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: eggs, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 9111/00
Source: “Pack eggs in cartons for distribution.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Packing eggs into cartons is manual work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Protecting herds from predators, using trained dogs
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: herds, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 9111/00
Source: “Protect herds from predators, using trained dogs.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Guarding a herd with working dogs depends on being out there with the animals.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 0/4.
Segregating animals
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: animals, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 9111/00
Source: “Segregate animals according to weight, age, colour, and physical condition.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Sorting animals by size and condition is physical handling.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Spraying livestock with disinfectants and insecticides
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: livestock, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 9111/00
Source: “Spray livestock with disinfectants and insecticides.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Treating live animals is hands-on work, and the products used need a trained, certificated handler.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Treating crops to prevent disease
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: crops, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 9111/00
Source: “Treat crops to prevent disease.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–7 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Applying crop treatments means operating a sprayer in the field, and only certificated operators may do it.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Driving lorries to transport crops
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: lorries, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 65 · 9111/00
Source: “Drive lorries to transport crops, farm supplies, tools, or workers to designated locations.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Driving a lorry needs a person at the wheel and a vocational driving licence the law will not let software hold.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Patrolling grazing lands on horseback or with all-terrain vehicles to monitor livestock and land condition
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: lands, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 65 · 9111/00
Source: “Patrol grazing lands on horseback or with all-terrain vehicles to monitor livestock and land condition.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Patrolling grazing land on horseback or a quad requires being out there.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Trimming and shearing poultry beaks
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: poultry beaks, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 65 · 9111/00
Source: “Trim and shear poultry beaks, toes, and wings using appropriate tools.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–7 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: This is close handling of live birds, and UK welfare rules tightly limit who may do it and how.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Docking ears and tails of animals
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: ears, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 60 · 9111/00
Source: “Dock ears and tails of animals.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–7 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: This is a physical procedure on a live animal, and welfare law limits who may do it and at what age.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Utilising hedge trimmers for shaping hedges
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: hedge trimmers, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 60 · 9111/00
Source: “Utilise hedge trimmers for shaping hedges.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Shaping hedges with a trimmer is physical work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

What this job pays, and how many people do it

Median pay: £30,100a year, before tax, the middle of the range, so half earn more and half earn less.ashe-t14, 2025 · ASHE 2025 provisional (reference April 2025)Provisional, because the ONS revises this figure in the autumn.
How we know this
Source: ashe-t14
Reference period: ASHE 2025 provisional (reference April 2025)
Rounding: Shown to the nearest £100. The exact published figure is in the downloadable dataset. We do not render pounds the survey cannot support.
People doing this job: 40,700in the UK, 2026.nomis-aps · Apr 2025-Mar 2026 (latest APS 12-month period)This headcount comes from a survey, not a census, so treat it as a good estimate rather than an exact count.

What is deliberately not here: a forecast of how many of these jobs exist in ten years. Where an official projection exists for a market we publish it with its vintage; where it does not, we leave the space empty rather than borrow the other country’s number.

Why this is shifting

The reason is boringly specific. Most of what is shifting here is reading one thing and writing another: food deliveries in, a record out. The rows above are exactly that shape: arranging food deliveries to support livestock nutrition and arranging the repair of farm buildings. What it cannot do is be there in the room, and that is still where livestock gets done. Which is why this page talks about your tasks changing, not your job ending.

Your move

Over a pint: what I’d tell you if you were my friend

Start with what does not change: feeding and watering livestock and monitoring food and water supplies is the middle of this job, and the evidence on this page says it stays with a person.

So, given all that: 2% of this job's task weight sits in rows the software is already learning, 4% in rows that change shape rather than disappear, and 94% in rows it is nowhere near. That is the position, measured across 54 scored tasks. It is not a forecast about you.

So the thing worth your attention is not the job going away. It is the layer around it. Arranging food deliveries to support livestock nutrition is the part turning into software, and being the person who understands that layer is worth money.

This week: one thing

Ask the one question. Find whoever is bringing new software into your workplace (the manager, the office, whoever runs the system) and ask them what it is meant to do to food deliveries, and what it is not meant to touch. Ten minutes, this week, before anyone decides it for you.

What you end up holding: a straight answer about what is actually being rolled out, and when
How long it takes: ten minutes

If there’s nobody obvious to ask, or you’d rather not ask your manager: Put the same question to your union rep, your shift lead or the person who has been there longest, in person, over a break. Same ten minutes, same answer, and you will usually get a straighter one. Write down what they say. The note is the artifact, and it tells you whether and managing the health of farm animals are in scope or not. Nothing to log into, no licence needed.

Over the next 90 days

Get inside the tool rollout rather than waiting for it. Over the next ninety days, ask to be in the group that tests, checks or signs off whatever new system arrives near arranging the repair of farm buildings. It is usually an unglamorous seat that nobody fights for, and it is the one that decides how the software is used on your job rather than to it.

Over the next 12 months

On this evidence I would not retrain out of this job, and I will say that plainly rather than hedge it. The task list here is dominated by work that stays with a person. What I would do with a year is get formally recognised for the layer around it (the systems, the compliance, the planning), so you are the one who understands the software instead of the one it is done to. Before you pay for anything, spend an hour with National Careers Service. It is free and government-funded, and it is listed below with the rest of the free routes.

The roads out of here, and why I am not sending you down them

I looked at the obvious moves out of this job, and here is what I found.

I checked the 12 nearest UK occupations to farm workers (nearest by the work that AI is not taking, not by job title), and none of them survived. The closest was mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.: only about 27% of its durable work is work you already do. And on the numbers you do not need one. This job scores 5/100 here, with only 2% of the task list in the top band, and “arrange the repair of farm buildings, machinery, and equipment” is not work that hands over cleanly. None of them beats deepening what you already have.

How that was checked: this job was compared against all 412 UK occupations in this release on their official task statements, and the 12 nearest were examined one by one. A move that turns on an industry, an employer or a qualification rather than on the work itself will not show up in a check like that. And this release carries no licence register, so anything you are weighing needs that looked up separately.

3 moves I checked and rejected

These are the obvious-looking jumps. They are here with their reasons rather than quietly dropped, because the ones that fail are worth knowing about. It is one less thing to turn over at night.

Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “maintain farm machinery and vehicles”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 27% of the work in that job the software is not taking.
Why I am not recommending it: It is closer than most, and still not close enough: about 27% of that job's durable work is already yours, against the 35% I want to see before I will call something a route.
Look at that job’s page anyway →
Farmers
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “operate tractors for agricultural production”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 19% of the work in that job the software is not taking.
Why I am not recommending it: You would be starting most of it from nothing: about 19% of the durable work in that job is work you do today, and the rest you would be learning while the bills carried on.
Look at that job’s page anyway →
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 13% of the work in that job the software is not taking.
Why I am not recommending it: You would be starting most of it from nothing: about 13% of the durable work in that job is work you do today, and the rest you would be learning while the bills carried on.
Look at that job’s page anyway →

What I’d stop worrying about

A friend tells you what not to spend fear on. This is that list.

The headline number you read somewhere
The big “X% of jobs” figures are about the whole economy, not about you. The number that describes your job is on this page: 2% of its task weight, across 54 scored tasks. Every row behind it is printed above with the source. Check ours; ignore theirs.
The headlines about your trade disappearing
They are usually about the technology, not the timetable. Changes to work like feeding and watering livestock and monitoring food and water supplies arrive through rules, insurance and money, slowly and visibly. This page tracks the task evidence and will move when it moves.
Retraining out of a job that is holding up
On this evidence I would not spend money leaving. Spend it on the layer around the job instead: the tools, the paperwork, the planning. That is where the change actually is.
The “obvious” next job everyone suggests
I checked the obvious moves and most of them did not survive. The reasons are printed with the routes above, including the pay and the gate. A move that fails on the numbers is worth knowing about so you can stop turning it over at night.

You are reading the United Kingdom figures

The United States splits this work across more than one official group, of which First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers is the closest. The pay and employment figures are not directly comparable, and we do not average them together.

Switch to the United States page →partial match

The other groups this work is counted across:

In US official statistics this job is counted as First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers, Animal Breeders, Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse, Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals and Agricultural Workers, All Other. Pay is shown separately for each of those groups (medians cannot be averaged together), while the task list and the scores on this page are for this group only.

Your route through this

Where to go next, and what it costs

Free, and complete

The moves above cost nothing. These are the real services that go with them: public, government-funded, and free at the point of use. Nothing on this page is behind an email address or a payment.

In England:
National Careers Service
A free hour with a government-funded careers adviser is worth more than another evening of reading. In England that's the National Careers Service.
Free, government-funded
- Discover your skills and careers (the skills assessment)
In England:
National Careers Service - Find a course
Search what's actually running near you before you spend anything.
Free to search; individual courses vary
In England:
Free courses for jobs (Level 3 qualifications)
A free Level 3 qualification you already qualify for beats a paid course you don't need.
Free for eligible adults
In England:
Skills Bootcamps
Free, up to 16 weeks, and you get a job interview at the end. In England these are Skills Bootcamps - search what's running near you.
Free for eligible adults in England
- Skills Bootcamps - what they are and who can do them (DfE, Skills for Careers)
- Skills Bootcamps - JobHelp (DWP)
In Scotland:
My World of Work (Skills Development Scotland)
In Scotland it's My World of Work, from Skills Development Scotland.
Free, publicly funded
- Skills Development Scotland
In Wales:
Careers Wales
In Wales it's Careers Wales.
Free, Welsh Government-funded
In Northern Ireland:
Careers Service Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland it's the Careers Service on nidirect.
Free, Department for the Economy-funded

Why there is no community here

Collab365, who build this site, run paid Spaces for a small number of subjects, and none of them is built for this job. We are not going to point you at the nearest one and call it a fit.

So the free services listed on this page are the whole answer, and it is the same answer we would give a friend.

Noted, and thank you. We’ll email you if a Space for farm workers launches. Nothing else.

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No Space for farm workers yet. Should there be one?

Collab365 Spaces is built by the same people as this site. We find the problems that AI and automation are creating inside one kind of work, then solve them as short courses, briefings and Blueprints. Each Space is the community too, so the research and the people doing your job are in the same place.

What a Space actually is, in full

Collab365 launches new communities where the need is real. If one for farm workers existed, with researched problems, courses and people in the same boat, would you want in?

Your email

We use your email address for one thing: to tell you if a Space for farm workers launches. We never sell it, never use it for unrelated marketing, and every email has a one-click unsubscribe. Our privacy policy has the full version.

This unlocks nothing. Every figure, every row and every step on this page is already yours, whether you fill this in or not.

No deadline on any of this. The page will still be here, and the data is refreshed on a published schedule rather than when someone wants a headline.

Questions people ask about this job

Will AI replace Farm workers?: Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 54 official task statements scored for Farm workers (United Kingdom, SOC 9111), 2% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 5 out of 100 (range 4–10, band: minimal). That is a statement about tasks, not about headcount: this measures what AI could do, not whether any employer adopts it, whether the law allows it, or whether doing the routine parts faster creates more demand for the human parts. Figures are from release 2026-q4.1.
Which tasks in “Farm workers” can AI already do?: The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Arrange food deliveries to support livestock nutrition” (64/100, high); “Maintain growth records for livestock and agricultural produce” (56/100, partial); “Arrange the repair of farm buildings, machinery, and equipment” (43/100, partial). Each score comes from five published 0–4 ratings turned into a number by a published formula, and each carries the model's one-sentence reason on the page.
Which tasks in “Farm workers” stay human?: About 94% of this job's task weight sits in work that scores low for AI exposure. The lowest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Utilise hedge trimmers for shaping hedges” (0/100, minimal); “Dock ears and tails of animals” (0/100, minimal); “Trim and shear poultry beaks, toes, and wings using appropriate tools” (0/100, minimal). Low scores usually mean the task needs a body in a room, a legally accountable human, or trust built in real time. Those are the three things the scoring rubric treats as gates rather than obstacles.
What should someone working in “Farm workers” do about AI?: Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 2% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 94% is not. The practical move is to spend more of your week on the tasks that score low, the ones above, and to get fluent at directing AI through the tasks that score high, because those are the parts that change whether or not you are ready for them. This page does not predict your job, and nothing here is career advice tailored to you: the score describes the occupation, not the person.
How is the AI exposure score for Farm workers calculated?: Each official task statement for the occupation is rated on five published 0–4 dimensions (output replicability, physical embodiment, licensed accountability, real-time human trust, and data availability) by claude-opus-5 using scoring prompt task_scoring_v1.0. The model never writes the score; a published formula turns the five ratings into a 0–100 number, so every score can be recomputed by hand. The occupation figure is the importance-weighted mean across 54 scored tasks. The prompt, the rubric, the formula and the full dataset are published at https://futureproof.collab365.com/method and https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1 under CC BY 4.0.

Where these numbers come from

About the data on this page

Provisional, because the ONS revises this figure in the autumn.
This headcount comes from a survey, not a census, so treat it as a good estimate rather than an exact count.
The match between this job and its counterpart in the other country is partial, so the two pages count slightly different groups of people.
32 of this occupation's scored task statements carry a score that was measured under a different occupation's context, because the statement is shared between jobs and has only been scored once so far. Each one names the occupation it was measured under in the free routes below; none is presented as a measurement for this job.
Task clusters are not derived in this release, so the task-cluster field is empty and no Collab365 Space routing is attached to this occupation yet.

Task statements: gaisi-indexProcessing: catalogue-bridge → ssc-relatedness-weighting → task-scoring → score-aggregation
Task weights: gaisi-index (relatedness)
Scores: Rubric task_scoring_v1.0, model claude-opus-5, computed 2026-08-05.
Pay and employment: ashe-t14 (ASHE 2025 provisional (reference April 2025))nomis-aps (Apr 2025-Mar 2026 (latest APS 12-month period))

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The plain-English wording on this page is assembled directly from the task statements and the published ratings, not written by hand for this occupation. That is why it is specific, and it is also why we say so.

The routes and free resources further up are today’s, not the release’s (last reviewed 2026-08-05). A route is an offer, not a historical fact, so it moves on its own clock.

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Collab365 (2026). Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1 (methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0). https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Built with O*NET data (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); ONS data (Open Government Licence v3.0); GAISI task framework (arXiv:2507.22748, MIT); BLS data (public domain).

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@misc{collab365futureproof2026q41,
  title        = {Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1},
  author       = {{Collab365}},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1},
  note         = {Release 2026-q4.1, methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0, CC BY 4.0}
}

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