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Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.

maintaining farm machinery and vehicles, supervising cultivating, spraying and harvesting of crops and cutting hedges using tractor attachments. If that's your week, this page is about your job.

The honest answer

AI changes the edges of this job, not the middle: maintaining farm machinery and vehicles is work software can't reach.

Your move: what you can actually do about this ↓

What shifts is recording data on plant growth and health. This page scores what today's tools actually do, not headlines.

Your week, as this page understands it

Job holders in this unit group supervise and undertake the operation of machines to transport, excavate, grade, level, and compact sand, earth, gravel and similar materials, drive piles into the ground and lay surfaces of asphalt, concrete and chippings, clear and cultivate land, to sow and harvest plants and crops, and operate other mobile machines not elsewhere classified in minor group 822: Mobile machine drivers and operatives. The job title says “mobile machine drivers” or “operatives n.e.c.”: officially one job, two names. The real job is the part underneath: maintaining farm machinery and vehicles. 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 mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. is not one task. It is 48 scored ones, and they are nowhere near equally exposed. The most durable of them, on this evidence, is maintaining farm machinery and vehicles, and the ledger below shows exactly why.

Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI
0%
changing shape
2%
staying human
98%

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

Whole-job exposure score 3 out of 100 (2–7 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, across 48 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 mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. 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.

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.

Shifting to AI

0 tasks

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.

Nothing in this job’s scored task list landed in this group. That is the measurement, not an editorial choice, and it is worth knowing either way.

Changing shape

1 task

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.

  • Recording data on plant growth and health

    The software now makes the first pass at data, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 60 · 8229/01
    Source: “Record data on plant growth and health.” (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: Writing growth and health observations into records is data entry 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

47 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.

  • Maintaining farm machinery and vehicles

    This work happens in the physical world: farm machinery, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 95 · 8229/01
    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.

  • Operating tractors for agricultural production

    This work happens in the physical world: tractors, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 95 · 8229/01
    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 is work done from the cab, so a person has to be there operating it.

    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.

  • Attaching farm implements, ploughs, discs, sprayers or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools

    This work happens in the physical world: farm implements, ploughs, discs, sprayers or harvesters, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 90 · 8229/01
    Source: “Attach farm implements such as ploughs, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools.” (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: Hitching implements to a tractor is done with spanners in the yard.

    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

    This work happens in the physical world: stock, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 90 · 8229/01
    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 agricultural equipment to ensure operational efficiency

    This work happens in the physical world: agricultural equipment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 90 · 8229/01
    Source: “Maintain agricultural equipment to ensure operational efficiency.” (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: Maintaining farm machinery means spanners and hands on the equipment.

    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 ploughs for soil preparation

    This work happens in the physical world: ploughs, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 90 · 8229/01
    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.

  • Sowing seeds in prepared fields

    This work happens in the physical world: seeds, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 90 · 8229/01
    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.

  • Carrying out repairs to equipment

    This work happens in the physical world: repairs, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 8229/01
    Source: “Carry out repairs to equipment when necessary.” (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 equipment is physical work on the item itself.

    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.

  • Dumping solutions, powders or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery

    This work happens in the physical world: solutions, powders or seeds, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 8229/01
    Source: “Dump solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer 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: Filling a planter or sprayer hopper is lifting and pouring done at the machine.

    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 1/4.

Show the other 38 tasks

  • Recording weights and identifying information of weighed containers

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: weights, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 50 · 8229/01
    Source: “Record weights and identifying information of weighed containers.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 38 out of 100 (31–45 allowing for uncertainty): low 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: Weights come off the scale in the yard, but recording them is routine data entry systems capture well.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Notifying supervisors when machinery malfunctions

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: supervisors, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 50 · 8229/01
    Source: “Notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 32 out of 100 (25–39 allowing for uncertainty): low 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: Passing on a fault report is simple, but noticing the fault means being on the line.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • 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 60 · 8229/01
    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.

  • Assessing the quality of growing

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: the quality, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 70 · 8229/01
    Source: “Assess the quality of growing, harvested, and stored crops.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 13 out of 100 (6–20 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: Judging a crop's quality comes from handling and looking at it in the field or store.

    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 2/4.

  • 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 60 · 8229/01
    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 80 · 8229/01
    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: The rules and plans can be written out, but avoiding spills and run-off depends on how the machine is actually driven and handled.

    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.

  • Supervising cultivating, spraying and harvesting of crops

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: crops, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 8229/01
    Source: “Supervise cultivating, spraying, and harvesting of crops.” (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; someone qualified has to answer for it.

    The rating behind it: Planning and scheduling can be produced automatically, but overseeing spraying in the field needs a certificated person present.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Loading and unloading crops or material containers using manual or mechanical aids

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: crops, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 8229/01
    Source: “Load and unload crops or material containers using manual or mechanical aids.” (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: Loading and unloading containers 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.

  • Lubricating and maintaining equipment using hand tools

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: equipment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 8229/01
    Source: “Lubricate and maintain equipment using hand tools.” (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: Greasing and servicing equipment by hand 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.

  • 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 85 · 8229/01
    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 to the rules needs a person in the cab judging conditions as they work.

    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 towed seed drills to plant crops

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: towed seed drills, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 8229/01
    Source: “Operate towed seed drills to plant crops.” (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: Drilling a crop needs an operator on 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 farm machinery

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: farm machinery, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 8229/01
    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.

  • Spraying and fertilising crops

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: crops, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 8229/01
    Source: “Spray and fertilise crops.” (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: Applying sprays and fertiliser needs someone driving the equipment across the field, and a pesticide certificate is legally required to do it.

    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.

  • Cutting hedges using tractor attachments

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: hedges, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 8229/01
    Source: “Cut hedges using tractor attachments.” (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: Hedge cutting is done from the tractor with attachments.

    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.

  • Inserting plants into planter mechanisms at specified intervals while walking beside or riding on planting machines

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: plants, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 8229/01
    Source: “Insert plants into planter mechanisms at specified intervals while walking beside or riding on planting machines.” (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 into the planter is done by hand on the move.

    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.

  • Loading hoppers with products to feed machines using forklifts or transferring augers

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: hoppers, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 8229/01
    Source: “Load hoppers with products to feed machines using forklifts or transfer augers.” (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: Loading hoppers with a forklift or auger 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.

  • Mixing and spraying fertilisers, herbicides or insecticides onto vegetation using sprayers or spreaders

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: fertilisers, herbicides or insecticides, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 8229/01
    Source: “Mix and spray fertilisers, herbicides, or insecticides onto vegetation using sprayers or spreaders.” (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: Spraying is done from the machine in the field, and UK law requires the sprayer operator to hold a pesticide certificate.

    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.

  • Operating controls to set, activate and adjust machinery mechanisms

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: controls, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 8229/01
    Source: “Operate controls to set, activate, and adjust machinery mechanisms.” (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: Setting and adjusting machine controls is done with hands on the equipment.

    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.

  • 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 80 · 8229/01
    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.

  • Connecting hoses and nozzles to spraying equipment according to terrain and infestation type requirements

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: hoses, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 75 · 8229/01
    Source: “Connect hoses and nozzles to spraying equipment according to terrain and infestation type 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: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Fitting hoses and nozzles to a sprayer is done by hand at 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.

  • Filling sprayer tanks with water and chemicals

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: sprayer tanks, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 75 · 8229/01
    Source: “Fill sprayer tanks with water and chemicals, according to formulas.” (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: Filling a sprayer tank with water and chemicals is physical handling of the mix.

    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.

  • Lifting push and swing nozzles, hoses and tubes to direct spray over designated areas

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: push, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 75 · 8229/01
    Source: “Lift, push, and swing nozzles, hoses, and tubes to direct spray over designated areas.” (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: Directing spray by lifting and swinging the hose 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.

  • Maintaining irrigation systems to enhance machinery performance and agricultural output

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: irrigation systems, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 75 · 8229/01
    Source: “Maintain irrigation systems to enhance machinery performance and agricultural output.” (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: Keeping irrigation systems running means working on the pipework.

    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.

  • Covering areas to specified depths with pesticides

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: areas, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 70 · 8229/01
    Source: “Cover areas to specified depths with pesticides, applying knowledge of weather conditions, droplet sizes, elevation-to-distance ratios, and obstructions.” (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: Applying pesticide across ground at the right depth is done by an operator on the machine.

    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.

  • Irrigating soil using portable pipes or ditch systems

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: soil, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 70 · 8229/01
    Source: “Irrigate soil using portable pipes or ditch systems.” (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: Laying and moving irrigation pipes is physical work 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 2/4.

  • Maintaining ditches, pipes and pumps

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: ditches, pipes and pumps, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 70 · 8229/01
    Source: “Maintain ditches, pipes, and 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: Clearing ditches and fixing pumps is manual work outdoors.

    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.

  • Mixing specified materials or chemicals for agricultural

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: specified materials, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 70 · 8229/01
    Source: “Mix specified materials or chemicals for agricultural use.” (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 agricultural chemicals is physical handling, and the products involved require 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.

  • Operating straw blowers to cover seeded areas with asphalt and straw mixtures

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: straw blowers, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 70 · 8229/01
    Source: “Operate straw blowers to cover seeded areas with asphalt and straw mixtures.” (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 a straw blower means running the machine on site.

    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.

  • Removing and sealing full containers for transport

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: full containers, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 70 · 8229/01
    Source: “Remove and seal full containers for transport.” (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: Sealing and moving full containers 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.

  • Starting machinery, pumps, feeders or conveyors

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: machinery, pumps, feeders or conveyors, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 70 · 8229/01
    Source: “Start machinery such as pumps, feeders, or conveyors.” (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: Starting pumps, feeders and conveyors is done at the machinery.

    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.

  • 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 65 · 8229/01
    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.

  • Conducting plate meter readings for crop or forage

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: plate meter readings, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 60 · 8229/01
    Source: “Conduct plate meter readings 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: Measuring grass covers means walking the paddock with the meter.

    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.

  • Observing and listening to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: machinery operation, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 60 · 8229/01
    Source: “Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions.” (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: Hearing a machine running badly means being on 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 1/4.

  • Shoveling or scooping materials into containers

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: materials, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 60 · 8229/01
    Source: “Shovel or scoop materials into containers, machines, or equipment for processing, storage, or transport.” (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: Shovelling material into containers or machines is entirely physical.

    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.

  • Guiding products on conveyors to regulate flow through machines

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: products, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 50 · 8229/01
    Source: “Guide products on conveyors to regulate flow through machines, and to discard diseased or rotten products.” (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 produce on a moving conveyor 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 1/4.

  • Positioning boxes at discharge ends of machinery to catch products

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: boxes, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 50 · 8229/01
    Source: “Position boxes at discharge ends of machinery to catch products.” (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: Positioning boxes at the machine 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 1/4.

  • Sowing grass seed to establish new lawns

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: grass, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 50 · 8229/01
    Source: “Sow grass seed to establish new lawns.” (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 grass seed for a new lawn 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.

  • Weighing crop-filled containers

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: crop-filled containers, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 50 · 8229/01
    Source: “Weigh crop-filled containers.” (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: Weighing filled containers means moving and placing them.

    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.

What this job pays, and how many people do it

Median pay
£37,900a 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
53,000in 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: data in, a record out. The rows above are exactly that shape: recording data on plant growth and health. What it cannot do is be there in the room, and that is still where farm machinery 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: maintaining farm machinery and vehicles is the middle of this job, and the evidence on this page says it stays with a person.

So, given all that: 0% of this job's task weight sits in rows the software is already learning, 2% in rows that change shape rather than disappear, and 98% in rows it is nowhere near. That is the position, measured across 48 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. Recording data on plant growth and health 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 data, 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 farm machinery is 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 recording data on plant growth and health. 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 mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. (nearest by the work that AI is not taking, not by job title), and none of them survived. The closest was farm workers: only about 27% of its durable work is work you already do and it pays 20.5% less. And on the numbers you do not need one. This job scores 3/100 here, with only 0% of the task list in the top band, and “maintain farm machinery and vehicles” 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.

  • Farm workers

    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 26% 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 26% of that job's durable work is already yours, against the 35% I want to see before I will call something a route. It is a pay cut, in those words: £30,101 against your £37,864, 20.5% less (ASHE Table 14.7a, 2025 provisional (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice.

    Look at that job’s page anyway →

  • Horticultural trades

    Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “carry out operations to minimise environmental impact by avoiding pollution of soil, air, and waterways”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 15% 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 15% of the durable work in that job is work you do today, and the rest you would be learning while the bills carried on. It is a pay cut, in those words: £27,262 against your £37,864, 28.0% less (ASHE Table 14.7a, 2025 provisional (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice.

    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: “supervise cultivating, spraying, and harvesting of crops”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 12% 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 12% 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: 0% of its task weight, across 48 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 maintaining farm machinery and vehicles 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.

If you run a team doing this job

If you run a team doing this job, the conversation you owe them is the one on this page, and sooner than feels comfortable. Show them the ledger rather than a reassurance: the rows moving toward the software are recording data on plant growth and health, and the rows that are not are where you want your people visible. Ask each of them to do the this-week move and bring the list to your next one-to-one. It turns a rumour into a piece of work, and it tells you which parts of your team's week are actually at stake. And say the thing out loud that a team lead usually leaves unsaid: a shrinking team is your exposure too, so do the move yourself as well.

You are reading the United Kingdom figures

The United States splits this work across more than one official group, of which Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators is the closest. The pay and employment figures are not directly comparable, and we do not average them together.

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The other groups this work is counted across:

In US official statistics this job is counted as Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators, Pile Driver Operators, Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators, Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining, Dredge Operators and Material Moving 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.

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.

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Questions people ask about this job

Will AI replace Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.?
Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 48 official task statements scored for Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. (United Kingdom, SOC 8229), 0% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 3 out of 100 (range 2–7, 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 “Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.” can AI already do?
The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Record data on plant growth and health” (56/100, partial); “Record weights and identifying information of weighed containers” (38/100, low); “Notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions” (32/100, low). 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 “Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.” stay human?
About 98% 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: “Weigh crop-filled containers” (0/100, minimal); “Sow grass seed to establish new lawns” (0/100, minimal); “Position boxes at discharge ends of machinery to catch products” (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 “Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.” do about AI?
Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 0% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 98% 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 Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. 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 48 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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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.
  • 29 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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@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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