As of June 2026, Animal Breeders has an AI-exposure score of 41/100 (Moderate exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Animal Breeders
More exposed than 11% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$51,130. About 1,200 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
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Your tasks, by AI exposure
- Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.
- Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration.
- Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.
- Purchase and stock supplies of feed and medicines.
- Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.
- Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
- Exercise animals to keep them in healthy condition.
- Exhibit animals at shows.
- Arrange for sale of animals and eggs to hospitals, research centers, pet shops, and food processing plants.
- Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety.
- Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary.
- Bathe and groom animals.
- Measure specified amounts of semen into calibrated syringes, and insert syringes into inseminating guns.
- Inject prepared animal semen into female animals for breeding purposes, by inserting nozzle of syringe into vagina and depressing syringe plunger.
- Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.
- Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics.
- Clip or shear hair on animals.
- Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.
- Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases.
- Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.
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