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Agricultural Inspectors

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry · SOC 45-2011

0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$49,940
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
2,700
Proj. Annual Openings
14,410
Employment (OEWS 2025)
+0.8%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score

AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.

Decision card

Career Evidence Passport

SOC 45-2011 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.

Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
SOC exposure
0.0%
Low · Anthropic AEI
Automation friction
53/100
Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
Wages
$49,940
H-1B offered wage $52,146; LCAs are filings.
Projected openings
2,700
BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +1.5%.
Observed/proxy demand
98
FY2025 certified LCAs; 2,965 postings in 2025.

Skill evidence

Quality Control AnalysisReading ComprehensionActive ListeningMonitoringCritical Thinking

Transition context

  • H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
  • Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
  • Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
  • This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.

AI Exposure Analysis

AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure1.3%

Across AI measures

Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.

32.3%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI29.2%
AI ability · AIOE67.7%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne94%

AI could do ~29.2% of this role but only ~0% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.

Top Skills

1.Quality Control Analysis
2.Reading Comprehension
3.Active Listening
4.Monitoring
5.Critical Thinking

H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand

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Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.

705
Decade Total (Certified LCAs)
98
FY2025 Volume
0% of all H-1B filings in FY2025
$52,146
Median Offered Wage (Latest Year)
#207 of 776
Rank by Total Volume
H-1B filing volume, FY2016–FY2025

O*NET occupation profile

What this work involves

Inspect agricultural commodities, processing equipment, and facilities, and fish and logging operations, to ensure compliance with regulations and laws governing health, quality, and safety.

Common titles: Brand Inspector, Consumer Safety Inspector (CSI), Food Inspector, Food Safety and Inspection Service Inspector (FSIS Inspector), Food Sanitarian, Grain Inspector

Representative Tasks

  • Inspect food products and processing procedures to determine whether products are safe to eat.
  • Interpret and enforce government acts and regulations and explain required standards to agricultural workers.
  • Inspect agricultural commodities or related operations, as well as fish or logging operations, for compliance with laws and regulations governing health, quality, and safety.
  • Label and seal graded products and issue official grading certificates.
  • Monitor the operations and sanitary conditions of slaughtering or meat processing plants.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Inspect products or operations to ensure that standards are met.
  • Mark agricultural or forestry products for identification.
  • Package agricultural products for shipment or further processing.
  • Warn individuals about rule violations or safety concerns.
  • Advise others on farming or forestry operations, regulations, or equipment.

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft Excel · hotMicrosoft Office software · hotMicrosoft Outlook · hotMicrosoft PowerPoint · hotImage processing software

Employment Projections & AI Exposure

11
Occupations Shown
0.2%
Avg AI Exposure
1
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.

Employment & Wage Trend

BLS OEWS, 2019–2025


Occupation Employment & Wage TrendMulti-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 45-2011: 2019 — employment: 13,760, median wage: $45,490; 2020 — employment: 13,450, median wage: $46,700; 2021 — employment: 13,630, median wage: $45,140; 2022 — employment: 14,000, median wage: $44,720; 2023 — employment: 12,660, median wage: $48,010; 2025 — employment: 14,410, median wage: $49,940.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.

Sector Comparison

MetricThis CareerSector Average
AI Exposure0.0%1.3%
OutlookAverage9% Bright
Median Salary$49,940N/A
AI Resiliency100/100N/A