Can AI Replace Fishing and Hunting Workers in 2026?

Lower exposure. AI could handle about 7% of today's fishing and hunting workers tasks by 2036, and there is a 9% chance the number of jobs falls by a fifth or more. AI mostly assists people in this role.

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Timeline

Year2030

Tasks AI can do

Headcount (2025 = 100)

100

Chance of 20%+ fewer jobs

8% 2030 · 9% 2036

One person could cover, 2036

~1 roles

Share of today's tasks AI can perform

Headcount index, 2025 = 100 (dashed line)

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Try an AI tool on one task you'd normally do by hand: "Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts".Get visibly better at your human core: "Patrol trap lines or nets to inspect settings, remove catch, and reset or relocate traps".Rewrite the top of your CV around judgment, people and decisions, not routine output.

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Based on 30 O*NET tasks for "Fishing and Hunting Workers" (SOC 45-3031.00). LLM alone: 0% of tasks; with AI tools: 9%. Projections are a model, not official statistics. How we calculate this · Data version 2026-10