AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 45-3031.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Fishing and Hunting Workers?

Hunt, trap, catch, or gather wild animals or aquatic animals and plants. May use nets, traps, or other equipment. May haul catch onto ship or other vessel.

Estimated AI task exposure
15%

Low exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

29 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

25/100

Physical moat

52/100

Human moat

24/100

Rating coverage

100%

29 task statements / 29 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Importance 95/100Relevance 76/100Frequency 81/100Weight 0.84
Direct fishing or hunting operations, and supervise crew members.
Importance 89/100Relevance 81/100Frequency 69/100Weight 0.81
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Importance 88/100Relevance 76/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.80
Travel on foot, by vehicle, or by equipment such as boats, snowmobiles, helicopters, snowshoes, or skis to reach hunting areas.
Importance 87/100Relevance 71/100Frequency 73/100Weight 0.78
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Importance 90/100Relevance 71/100Frequency 68/100Weight 0.77
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Importance 83/100Relevance 86/100Frequency 52/100Weight 0.76
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Importance 76/100Relevance 85/100Frequency 62/100Weight 0.76
Select, bait, and set traps, and lay poison along trails, according to species, size, habits, and environs of birds or animals and reasons for trapping them.
Importance 83/100Relevance 71/100Frequency 72/100Weight 0.76
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Importance 74/100Relevance 81/100Frequency 58/100Weight 0.72
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Importance 77/100Relevance 76/100Frequency 57/100Weight 0.72

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

Not published

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

Not published

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-4.2%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

3

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Millwrights

5%

10 points lower exposure • 94% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,700 Growth 2025–2035: +0.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

6%

9 points lower exposure • 95% profile similarity

Median wage: $57,020 Growth 2025–2035: +1.6% Annual openings: 14

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Butchers and Meat Cutters

5%

10 points lower exposure • 89% profile similarity

Median wage: $40,140 Growth 2025–2035: +2.4% Annual openings: 15

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics

5%

10 points lower exposure • 91% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,880 Growth 2025–2035: +2.3% Annual openings: 4

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas

5%

10 points lower exposure • 92% profile similarity

Median wage: $58,620 Growth 2025–2035: +1.6% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians

5%

10 points lower exposure • 92% profile similarity

Median wage: $35,450 Growth 2025–2035: -1.3% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work

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      What this score does not mean

      The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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