Professionals · code 2132
Farming, forestry and fisheries advisers
Farming, forestry and fisheries advisers study and provide assistance and advice on farm, forestry and fisheries management, including cultivation, fertilization, harvesting, soil erosion and composition, disease prevention, nutrition, crop rotation and marketing. They develop techniques for increasing productivity, and study and develop plans and policies for land and fisheries management. Tasks include - (a) collecting and analysing data and samples related to produce, feed, soil, water quality and other factors affecting farm, forest or fishery production; (b) advising on techniques for improving the production of crops, livestock and fish, and alternative production options; (c) advising on livestock and crop disease, control of pests and weeds, soil improvement, animal husbandry and feeding programmes; (d) studying the environmental factors affecting commercial crop production, pasture growth, animal breeding, fish stocks and the growth and health of forest trees; (e) studying the effects of cultivation techniques, soils, insects, diseases and fisheries practices on animal, crop, forestry and fisheries yield; (f) studying fish migration, growth, feeding and spawning, and devising methods of collecting, fertilizing, incubating and hatching fish eggs; (g) researching into characteristics, use capability and productivity of soils, and applying findings to development of improved agricultural, horticultural and forestry practices; (h) developing procedures and techniques for solving agricultural problems and improving the efficiency of production; (i) managing forest and fisheries resources to maximize their long-term commercial, recreational and environmental benefits; (j) studying the propagation and culture of forest trees, methods for improving the growth of stock, and the effects of thinning on forest yields; (k) investigating, planning and implementing management procedures to cope with the effects of fires, floods, droughts, soil erosion, pests and diseases; (l) preparing scientific reports and conducting advisory information sessions and lectures for farming, forestry and fishing communities and other groups. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Agronomist - Fisheries adviser - Forestry adviser - Forestry scientist - Horticultural scientist - Silviculturist - Soil scientist
None of this job's tasks scored high enough to count. It ranks 230 of 427 for holding up against AI.
Also known as
- forestry adviser
- fisheries adviser
- agricultural scientist
- aquaculture recirculation manager
- agronomist
- livestock advisor
Job titles from the EU's ESCO list. Search for any of them on the jobs page and you'll end up here.
against AI Not Exposed
AI could take on 28.5 of 100, on average
so it holds up at 100 − 28.5 = 71.5
That's the whole sum, and you can check it against the ILO's study.
out of 100
From O*NET, averaged across 3 US jobs
and cramped
finger skill 29.1 · hand skill 25 · cramped spaces 17.1 · averaged
Kind of hands-on work · hands-on under 50 Less than half hands-on
Less than half of this job is hands-on. Robots still matter, but for a smaller part of the work, so we don't sort it any further.
estimated O*NET 31.0 BLS occupational crosswalk chain ISCO-08 to 2010 SOC (Aug 2012, rev. Jun 2015); 2010 to 2018 SOC (Nov 2017); O*NET-SOC 2019 taxonomy data 0.7-work-setting measures chosen by Frey & Osborne (2017) · the grouping is a sorting, not a measurement
What this number leaves out This job rates 46.6 out of 100 for how hands-on it is. The score above only looks at AI tools, not robots, but for work this far from the physical that matters less.
The tasks behind the score
The score is the average of these. A job is really a bundle of tasks, and an average can hide how uneven that bundle is.
The task AI could do most of scores 53.8, while the average is 28.5. A big gap means some of this job is wide open to AI and some of it barely at all. That's quite different from a job where everything sits somewhere in the middle, even when the averages match.
- 53.8
Preparing scientific reports and conducting advisory information sessions and lectures for farming, forestry and fishing communities and other groups.
Medium - 36.5
Developing procedures and techniques for solving agricultural problems and improving the efficiency of production
Low - 34.5
Advising on techniques for improving the production of crops, livestock and fish, and alternative production options
Low - 32
Advising on livestock and crop disease, control of pests and weeds, soil improvement, animal husbandry and feeding programmes
Low - 31
Managing forest and fisheries resources to maximize their long-term commercial, recreational and environmental benefits
Low - 28.5
Studying the environmental factors affecting commercial crop production, pasture growth, animal breeding, fish stocks and the growth and health of forest trees
Low - 26.5
Researching into characteristics, use capability and productivity of soils and applying findings to development of improved agricultural, horticultural and forestry practices
Low - 24.5
Investigating, planning and implementing management procedures to cope with the effects of fires, floods, droughts, soil erosion, pests and diseases
Very Low - 23.5
Studying the effects of cultivation techniques, soils, insects, diseases and fisheries practices on animal, crop, forestry and fisheries yield
Very Low - 20
Collecting and analysing data and samples related to produce, feed, soil, water quality and other factors affecting farm, forest or fishery production
Very Low - 17.5
Studying the propagation and culture of forest trees, methods for improving the growth of stock, and the effects of thinning on forest yields
Very Low - 14
Studying fish migration, growth, feeding and spawning and devising methods of collecting, fertilizing, incubating and hatching fish eggs
Very Low
12 tasks · the High to Very Low labels are the ILO's
from the source Working Paper 140, Generative AI and Jobs 2025 index data 0.7-work-setting
Helped, or replaced?
The score above can't tell a tool that makes you faster from one that does the task instead of you. Jobs and Skills Australia looked at those two things separately, and this is their result, matched to this job.
2 Australian jobs match this one, and we've simply averaged them. Treat the numbers as a rough guide.
- AI helps you
- 73.5
- AI does it for you
- 34
Helping wins by 39.5 points.
estimated Our Gen AI Transition (Gen AI Capacity Study) September 2025 detailed data release data 0.7-work-setting matched to Australian jobs 2341, 2343
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