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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Smudger” be Automated?

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AI Exposure Risk

46%

“Smudger” will probably not be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 46% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

56%

“Smudger” will maybe be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 56% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.

Avg. Annual Salary $37,850
Avg. Hourly Wage $18.20
Available Jobs (US) 261,690
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse #45-2092
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Record information about crops, such as pesticide use, yields, or costs.

  • Haul and spread topsoil, fertilizer, peat moss, and other materials to condition soil, using wheelbarrows or carts and shovels.

  • Set up and operate irrigation equipment.

  • Harvest plants, and transplant or pot and label them.

  • Dig, cut, and transplant seedlings, cuttings, trees, and shrubs.

  • Inform farmers or farm managers of crop progress.

  • Record information about plants and plant growth.

  • Dig, rake, and screen soil, filling cold frames and hot beds in preparation for planting.

  • Regulate greenhouse conditions, and indoor and outdoor irrigation systems.

  • Repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures.

  • Load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities.

  • Inspect plants and bud ties to assess quality.

  • Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment.

  • Clean work areas, and maintain grounds and landscaping.

  • Maintain inventory, ordering materials as required.

  • Tie and bunch flowers, plants, shrubs, and trees, wrap their roots, and pack them into boxes to fill orders.

  • Participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment of crops.

  • Plant, spray, weed, fertilize, water, and prune plants, shrubs, and trees, using gardening tools.

  • Identify plants, pests, and weeds to determine the selection and application of pesticides and fertilizers.

  • Harvest fruits and vegetables by hand.

  • Sell and deliver plants and flowers to customers.

  • Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops.

  • Move containerized shrubs, plants, and trees, using wheelbarrows or tractors.

  • Maintain and repair irrigation and climate control systems.

  • Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting.

  • Provide information and advice to the public regarding the selection, purchase, and care of products.

  • Feel plants' leaves and note their coloring to detect the presence of insects or disease.

Technologies & Software

  • BCL Landview Systems WinCrop
  • Farm Works Software Trac
  • Climate FieldView
  • Global positioning system GPS software
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Taranis AI
  • John Deere AI
  • IBM Lotus Notes
  • Microsoft Word
  • Blue River Technology AI
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Web browser software
  • Geodetic ground global positioning system GPS receivers
  • Fruit budding knives
  • Loppers
  • Greenhouse ventilation systems
  • Carbon dioxide systems
  • Seed drills
  • Mulch spreaders
  • Compass saws
  • Garden spading forks
  • Leaf rakes
  • Handtrucks
  • Chain saw sharpeners
  • Anvil pruners
  • Fertilizer spreaders
  • Pressure washers
  • Rotary tillers
  • Post hole diggers
  • Digital levels
  • Feed conveyors
  • Shovels
  • Tree scale sticks
  • Soil cultivators
  • Siphon proportioners
  • Hose-end sprayers
  • Round point shovels
  • Threshers
  • Screen separators
  • Budding knives
  • Bench grafting knives
  • Measuring wheels
  • Tree marking guns
  • Square point shovels
  • Field forklifts
  • Dust masks
  • Garden bow rakes
  • Sledgehammers
  • Air compressors
  • Soil moisture meters
  • Cargo trucks
  • Power drills
  • Tree feeding augers
  • Adjustable widemouth pliers
  • Soil pH meters
  • Drafting compasses
  • Hanging spring scales
  • Laptop computers
  • Root pruning scissors
  • Garden hand seeders
  • Trowels
  • Pesticide sprayers
  • Soil sampling tubes
  • Fertilizer injectors
  • Nail hammers
  • Long arm pruners
  • Reel mowers
  • Soil thermometers
  • Hydromulchers
  • Drum rollers
  • Battery power testers
  • Disk tillage equipment
  • Bed formers
  • Vertical mowers
  • Step ladders
  • Humidity systems
  • Measuring tapes
  • Hand tallies
  • Tractor-trailers
  • Planting augers
  • Tree diameter tapes
  • Power hedge trimmers
  • Tree planting bars
  • Oscillating sprinklers
  • Adjustable hand wrenches
  • Tie tape machines
  • Knife sharpeners
  • Hand trucks
  • Transplanting trowels
  • Desktop computers
  • Sharpening stones
  • Funnels
  • Pole pruners
  • Houseplant shears
  • Slotted screwdrivers
  • Corn pickers
  • Tractors
  • Hatchets
  • Portable battery chargers
  • Grafting knives
  • Hacksaws
  • Haybines
  • Detasselers
  • Wrecking bars
  • Portable electric drills
  • Indoor/outdoor thermometers
  • Rotary mowers
  • Wheelbarrows
  • Pruning shears
  • Mattocks
  • Utility knives
  • Rubber mallets
  • Thorn strippers
  • Multipurpose tractors
  • Pipe trailers
  • Crop planters
  • All terrain vehicles ATV
  • String trimmers
  • Combine harvesters
  • Pruning knives
  • Fruit pruners
  • Tree calipers
  • Floral snips
  • Claw hammers
  • Hay balers
  • Drip emitters
  • Straight screwdrivers
  • Seed tumblers
  • Phillips head screwdrivers
  • Hay rakes
  • Stake drivers
  • Pick axes
  • Compressed air sprayers
  • Garden cultivators
  • Paint application sprayers
  • Garden dusters
  • Handheld calculators
  • Spray suits
  • Seed dryers
  • Staple guns
  • Pruning saws
  • Arborist saws
  • Bulb planters
  • Hook-and-blade pruners
  • Safety goggles
  • Bed rollers
  • Tube cutters
  • Digital calipers
  • Hoes
  • Battery booster cables
  • Rose budding knives
  • Pickup trucks
  • Grain trucks
  • Putty knives
  • Power blowers
  • Field watering systems
  • Soil augers
  • Chain saws
  • Humidifiers
  • Sand spreaders
  • Garden spades
  • Greenhouse irrigation systems
  • Dump trucks
  • Mole grips
  • Transplanters
  • Microtip snips
  • Pruning sticks
  • Rotary spreaders
  • Impulse sprinklers
  • Respirators
  • Canister gas masks
  • Hand drills
  • Houseplant snips
  • Wood chisels
  • Drop spreaders
  • Hedge shears
  • Soybean harvesters
  • Measuring rules
  • Plows
  • Increment borers
  • Grass shears
  • Garden hoes
  • Paint application brushes
  • Hand held sprayers
  • Socket wrench sets
  • Open end wrenches
  • Grease guns
  • Bow saws
  • Power saws
  • Forklifts
  • Portable generators
  • Allen wrenches

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