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O*NET 39-2021

Animal Caretakers

AI ExposureLow0.000 score
Robotics RiskMediumbased on task type

AI Impact

This role involves tasks that AI currently automates poorly — complex judgment, physical variability, or heavy emotional labor.

Robotics Impact

Some structured physical tasks are automatable. Human oversight and adaptive judgment remain necessary.

Most AI-Affected Tasks in This Role

Analyze characteristics of animals to identify and classify them.

100%

Advise animal owners regarding sanitary measures, feeding, general care, medical conditions, or treatment options.

89%

Study basic principles of plant and animal life, such as origin, relationship, development, anatomy, and function.

89%

Conduct research, along with life scientists, chemists, and medical scientists, on the engineering aspects of the biological systems of humans and animals.

86%

Study aquatic plants and animals and environmental conditions affecting them, such as radioactivity or pollution.

78%

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Occupation data from O*NET Web Services by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA).