Purchase farm products either for further processing or resale. Includes tree farm contractors, grain brokers and market operators, grain buyers, and tobacco buyers.
10-Year Growth
+5.8%
Annual Openings
52,200
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
12 of 12 tasks have some AI capability
Exposure Trend
This score reflects estimated AI technical capability for tasks in this occupation. It does not predict employment changes, and it does not account for company-specific constraints, regulation, or adoption barriers.
Arrange for processing or resale of purchased products.
AI: Fully automatable - Supply chain and procurement automation tools combined with AI can coordinate processing and resale arrangements, bookings, and routing autonomously for routine scenarios.
Arrange for transportation or storage of purchased products.
AI: Fully automatable - Transportation and storage arrangements are highly automatable today via TMS/WMS and AI-driven logistics platforms that can book carriers and manage storage allocations end-to-end.
Maintain records of business transactions and product inventories, reporting data to companies or government agencies as necessary.
AI: Fully automatable - Maintaining transaction and inventory records and producing regulatory or company reports can be fully automated with current ERP, inventory systems, and automated reporting pipelines.
Review orders to determine product types and quantities required to meet demand.
AI: Fully automatable - AI forecasting and order-management systems can analyze demand and determine required product types and quantities, producing actionable order recommendations autonomously.
Calculate applicable government grain quotas.
AI: Fully automatable - Computing government grain quotas is a rule- and data-driven task that AI/software can fully automate given access to the regulations and required inputs.
Purchase, for further processing or for resale, farm products, such as milk, grains, or Christmas trees.
AI: Partial - AI can automate routine purchasing for standard commodities via marketplaces and forecasting, but complex procurement, quality assessment, and relationship management with farmers still need human involvement.
Negotiate contracts with farmers for the production or purchase of farm products.
AI: Partial - AI can support contract drafting, pricing analytics, and negotiation preparation, but negotiating production/purchase contracts with farmers typically requires human negotiation and legal oversight.
Examine or test crops or products to estimate their value, determine their grade, or locate any evidence of disease or insect damage.
AI: Partial - By 2025 AI can analyze images, spectral/ sensor and lab data to detect disease, pests and estimate grade remotely, but cannot fully replace in-person sampling, tactile tests, or final human legal/quality judgments in all contexts.
Coordinate or direct activities of workers engaged in cutting, transporting, storing, or milling products and maintaining records.
AI: Partial - AI systems can schedule, assign, monitor, and maintain records for cutting/transport/storage operations and provide operational guidance, but human supervisors remain necessary for complex on-site decisions, exceptions, and labor management.
Sell supplies, such as seed, feed, fertilizers, or insecticides, arranging for loans or financing as necessary.
AI: Partial - AI can manage e-commerce, automate sales communications, and integrate financing options, but relationship-driven farm sales and complex financing negotiations are not fully automatable by 2025.
Advise farm groups or growers on land preparation or livestock care techniques that will maximize the quantity and quality of production.
AI: Partial - AI agronomy advisors can produce data-driven land preparation and livestock care recommendations, but localized judgment, extension work, and adoption barriers mean AI cannot wholly replace human advisors in all cases.
Estimate land production possibilities, surveying property and studying factors such as crop rotation history, soil fertility, or irrigation facilities.
AI: Partial - AI can synthesize satellite imagery, soil and management history to estimate production potential and perform remote surveys, but on-site verification and nuanced local factors limit full automation.