Animal Breeders
The short answer
This job is less likely to change much. Most of the work is the kind AI can't help with. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 62 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second least exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. Most of what it involves isn't the kind of work AI can take over.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with a small part of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second least exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
This job is in the second least exposed fifth of New York jobs for AI exposure. The tasks below show why: most of what it involves is work AI can't simply take over.
AI can help with or automate about 24% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Arrange for sale of animals and eggs to hospitals, research centers, pet shops, and food processing plants.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.
AI could do much of this on its own
Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.
AI could do much of this on its own
Tasks AI can't do much of
Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Purchase and stock supplies of feed and medicines.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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