Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers

Does not pass

• Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display or exhibition, or for research.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 12.0% of the role's time · $55.3M

• Determine plant growing conditions, such as greenhouses, hydroponics, or natural settings, and set planting and care schedules.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 7.3% of the role's time · $34.0M

• Provide information to customers on the care of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants, and lawns.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 5.8% of the role's time · $26.9M · waiting on a check

• Coordinate clerical, record-keeping, inventory, requisitioning, and marketing activities.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 5.7% of the role's time · $26.5M

• Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data.

  physical work, outside the screen · 4.4% of the role's time · $20.5M

• Position and regulate plant irrigation systems, and program environmental and irrigation control computers.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.7% of the role's time · $17.2M

• Inspect facilities and equipment for signs of disrepair, and perform necessary maintenance work.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.7% of the role's time · $17.0M

• Determine how to allocate resources and to respond to unanticipated problems, such as insect infestation, drought, and fire.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 3.5% of the role's time · $16.3M

• Maintain financial, operational, production, or employment records for farms or ranches.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked · 3.5% of the role's time · $16.0M · passed by GPT-6 Sol · the models disagreed

• Direct the breeding or raising of stock, such as cattle, poultry, or honeybees, using recognized breeding practices to ensure stock improvement.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 3.2% of the role's time · $14.8M

• Conduct inspections to determine crop maturity or condition or to detect disease or insect infestation.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.0% of the role's time · $13.9M

• Conduct or supervise stock examinations to identify diseases or parasites.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.0% of the role's time · $13.9M

• 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.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 3.0% of the role's time · $13.9M

• Determine, administer, and execute policies relating to operations administration and standards, facility maintenance, and safety.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 3.0% of the role's time · $13.9M

• Direct crop production operations, such as planning, tilling, planting, fertilizing, cultivating, spraying, and harvesting.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 3.0% of the role's time · $13.9M

• Evaluate marketing or sales alternatives for products.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 3.0% of the role's time · $13.9M

• Hire, supervise, and train support workers.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 3.0% of the role's time · $13.9M

• Monitor activities, such as irrigation, chemical application, harvesting, milking, breeding, and grading, to ensure adherence to safety regulations or standards.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.0% of the role's time · $13.9M

• Monitor environments to ensure maintenance of optimum animal or plant life.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.0% of the role's time · $13.9M

• Obtain financing for and purchase necessary machinery, land, supplies, or livestock.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 3.0% of the role's time · $13.9M

• Negotiate with buyers for the sale, storage, or shipment of crops or livestock.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 2.8% of the role's time · $12.9M

• Direct and monitor the transfer of mature fish to lakes, ponds, streams, or commercial tanks.

  physical work, outside the screen · 2.7% of the role's time · $12.4M

• Devise and participate in activities to improve fish hatching and growth rates, and to prevent disease in hatcheries.

  physical work, outside the screen · 2.3% of the role's time · $10.7M

• Direct and monitor trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation, and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques.

  physical work, outside the screen · 2.1% of the role's time · $9.8M

• Analyze market conditions to determine acreage allocations.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 2.1% of the role's time · $9.7M

• Prepare reports required by state and federal laws.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked · 1.8% of the role's time · $8.3M

• Supervise the construction of farm or ranch structures, such as buildings, fences, drainage systems, wells, or roads.

  physical work, outside the screen · 1.1% of the role's time · $5.0M

• Analyze soil to determine types or quantities of fertilizer required for maximum crop production.

  physical work, outside the screen · 0.9% of the role's time · $4.1M

• Coordinate the selection and maintenance of brood stock.

  physical work, outside the screen · 0.8% of the role's time · $3.8M

• Replace chemical insecticides with environmentally friendly practices, such as adding pest-repelling plants to fields.

  physical work, outside the screen · 0.6% of the role's time · $2.7M