ISCO-08 1311
Agricultural and forestry production managers
56.5%
ADI · 162nd of 433 · 95% interval 38.1–74.0
An AI agent can at least partly carry out 56.5% of the task time of agricultural and forestry production managers, and finish 3.7% alone. The barrier that holds most of the rest back is access to the systems the work runs on.
ADI · partial or full56.5%
162nd of 433 · interval 38.1–74.0
ADI3 · full delegation3.7%
91st of 433 · interval 0.0–11.9
ADIs · share of time44.0%
164th of 433 · interval 38.5–50.2
Evidence30
task statements rated by two models and weighted by importance and frequency. World employment: 4.2 million.
Task weight by level
How the tasks rate
L0No meaningful role · 3.3%L1Augmentation · 40.2%L2Partial delegation · 52.8%L3Full delegation · 3.7%
Barriers
What stops the agent
Share of task weight flagged by each barrier; a task can carry several.
30 task statements, heaviest first
| Task statement (O*NET occupation) | Sonnet · Haiku | Barriers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display or exhibition, or for research.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 6.0% | L1 | L1L2 | 32% | 5.0 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Determine plant growing conditions, such as greenhouses, hydroponics, or natural settings, and set planting and care schedules.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 4.4% | L2 | L2L2 | 60% | 2.5 h | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 4.1% | L2 | L2L2 | 45% | 1.4 h | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| Coordinate clerical, record-keeping, inventory, requisitioning, and marketing activities.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 4.0% | L2 | L2L2 | 60% | 1.8 h | Physical presence, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Monitor environments to ensure maintenance of optimum animal or plant life.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · supplemental task | 3.9% | L2 | L2L2 | 42% | 1.5 h | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| Monitor activities, such as irrigation, chemical application, harvesting, milking, breeding, and grading, to ensure adherence to safety regulations or standards.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · supplemental task | 3.9% | L1 | L1L2 | 30% | 1.5 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Hire, supervise, and train support workers.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · supplemental task | 3.9% | L1 | L1L2 | 30% | 6.0 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Evaluate marketing or sales alternatives for products.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · supplemental task | 3.9% | L2 | L2L2 | 60% | 4.0 h | Access to systems |
| Direct crop production operations, such as planning, tilling, planting, fertilizing, cultivating, spraying, and harvesting.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · supplemental task | 3.9% | L1 | L1L2 | 32% | 5.5 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Determine, administer, and execute policies relating to operations administration and standards, facility maintenance, and safety.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · supplemental task | 3.9% | L2 | L2L2 | 42% | 3.5 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Determine types or quantities of crops, plants, or livestock to be grown and raised, based on budgets, federal incentives, market conditions, executive directives, projected sales volumes, or soil conditions.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · supplemental task | 3.9% | L2 | L2L2 | 62% | 4.0 h | Access to systems |
| Conduct or supervise stock examinations to identify diseases or parasites.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · supplemental task | 3.9% | L1 | L1L2 | 22% | 1.8 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Conduct inspections to determine crop maturity or condition or to detect disease or insect infestation.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · supplemental task | 3.9% | L1 | L1L2 | 28% | 1.5 h | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| Obtain financing for and purchase necessary machinery, land, supplies, or livestock.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · supplemental task | 3.9% | L2 | L2L2 | 48% | 7.5 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Position and regulate plant irrigation systems, and program environmental and irrigation control computers.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 3.8% | L2 | L2L2 | 40% | 1.8 h | Physical presence, Access to systems |
Show the other 15 tasks
| Task statement (O*NET occupation) | Sonnet · Haiku | Barriers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provide information to customers on the care of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants, and lawns.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 3.7% | L3 | L3L3 | 85% | 22 min | – |
| Maintain financial, operational, production, or employment records for farms or ranches.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 3.4% | L2 | L2L2 | 70% | 2.0 h | Access to systems |
| Inspect facilities and equipment for signs of disrepair, and perform necessary maintenance work.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 3.3% | L0 | L0L2 | 19% | 2.0 h | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| Determine how to allocate resources and to respond to unanticipated problems, such as insect infestation, drought, and fire.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 3.2% | L1 | L1L2 | 45% | 2.0 h | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| Direct the breeding or raising of stock, such as cattle, poultry, or honeybees, using recognized breeding practices to ensure stock improvement.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 3.1% | L2 | L2L2 | 40% | 3.0 h | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| Direct and monitor the transfer of mature fish to lakes, ponds, streams, or commercial tanks.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 3.0% | L1 | L1L2 | 20% | 3.5 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Negotiate with buyers for the sale, storage, or shipment of crops or livestock.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 2.9% | L2 | L2L2 | 55% | 2.0 h | Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Devise and participate in activities to improve fish hatching and growth rates, and to prevent disease in hatcheries.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 2.7% | L1 | L1L2 | 35% | 3.0 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Direct and monitor trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation, and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 2.7% | L1 | L1L1 | 22% | 4.0 h | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| Analyze market conditions to determine acreage allocations.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 2.2% | L2 | L2L3 | 70% | 4.0 h | Access to systems |
| Prepare reports required by state and federal laws.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 2.2% | L2 | L2L2 | 65% | 3.5 h | Accountability, Access to systems |
| Coordinate the selection and maintenance of brood stock.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 1.7% | L2 | L2L2 | 40% | 3.5 h | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| Supervise the construction of farm or ranch structures, such as buildings, fences, drainage systems, wells, or roads.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 1.6% | L1 | L1L2 | 25% | 6.0 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Analyze soil to determine types or quantities of fertilizer required for maximum crop production.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 1.6% | L2 | L2L2 | 68% | 1.3 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Replace chemical insecticides with environmentally friendly practices, such as adding pest-repelling plants to fields.Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · supplemental task | 1.5% | L1 | L1L2 | 35% | 8.0 h | Physical presence, Access to systems |
Level: consensus of the two models (the lower level when they disagree). Share: part of the task’s working time an agent could take over. Human time: minutes a competent person needs for one instance, as estimated by the models.
Against other measures
Exposure is not delegation
| Measure | Value | Percentile | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADI (this index) | 56.5% | 63 | |
| Eloundou et al. (2024), GPT exposure β | 0.384 | 57 | |
| Felten et al. (2021), AI occupational exposure | -0.144 | 48 | |
| Webb (2020), AI patent exposure | 94 | 94 | |
| Eisfeldt et al. (2026), generative AI exposure | 0.083 | 33 | |
| Anthropic Economic Index, observed use | 0 | 16 |
Earlier indices measure whether AI can touch a task; ADI measures how much of it an agent can carry out from a goal. – : the source does not cover this occupation.
Same sub-major group (13)
Neighbouring occupations
| Occupation | ADI | % |
|---|---|---|
| Information and communications technology service managers 1330 | 93.4 | |
| Supply, distribution and related managers 1324 | 90.1 | |
| Mining managers 1322 | 88.6 | |
| Professional services managers not elsewhere classified 1349 | 88.6 | |
| Financial and insurance services branch managers 1346 | 87.5 | |
| Construction managers 1323 | 77.9 | |
| Aged care services managers 1343 | 76.0 | |
| Education managers 1345 | 74.8 | |
| Health services managers 1342 | 71.4 | |
| Child care services managers 1341 | 70.0 | |
| Manufacturing managers 1321 | 69.6 | |
| Social welfare managers 1344 | 68.0 |
Dashed line: agricultural and forestry production managers (56.5%).
Cite this record
Text
Espinal Maya, Cristian, and Santiago Jiménez Londoño. 2026. ADI v2026.1: Agent Delegability Index data, code and MCP server. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23552918. Record: Agricultural and forestry production managers (ISCO-08 1311), https://balamlabs.org/adi/occupations/1311
BibTeX
@misc{espinal2026adidata,
title = {{ADI} v2026.1: Agent Delegability Index data, code and {MCP} server},
author = {Espinal Maya, Cristian and Jim{\'e}nez Londo{\~n}o, Santiago},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Zenodo},
version = {v2026.1},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23552918},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23552918},
note = {Record: Agricultural and forestry production managers (ISCO-08 1311)}
}Machine-readable
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