Animal Scientists
Conduct research in the genetics, nutrition, reproduction, growth, and development of domestic farm animals.
3,100 people do this job in the US. $68,940 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
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- 38%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 0%. Today's estimate: 0%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 9 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Write up or orally communicate research findings to the scientific community, producers, and the public.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 13% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 2%Half by Feb 2028 | |
| Study nutritional requirements of animals and nutritive values of animal feed materials.Done daily by most who do it. | 13% | 4.2 work days6.7 h to 2.5 work weeks | 0%Half by Jan 2029 | |
| Develop improved practices in feeding, housing, sanitation, or parasite and disease control of animals.Done daily by most who do it. | 13% | 1.7 work weeks2.1 work days to 1.2 work months | 0%Half by Jun 2029 | |
| Crossbreed animals with existing strains or cross strains to obtain new combinations of desirable characteristics.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 13% | 1.7 work weeks2.5 work days to 4.2 work weeks | Stays with people | |
| Study effects of management practices, processing methods, feed, or environmental conditions on quality and quantity of animal products, such as eggs and milk.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 13% | 3.3 work weeks4.2 work days to 2.3 work months | 0%Half by Dec 2029 | |
| Research and control animal selection and breeding practices to increase production efficiency and improve animal quality.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 13% | 3.3 work weeks4.2 work days to 2.3 work months | Stays with people | |
| Conduct research concerning animal nutrition, breeding, or management to improve products or processes.Done daily by most who do it. | 13% | 1.2 work months1.7 work weeks to 3.9 work months | Stays with people | |
| Determine genetic composition of animal populations and heritability of traits, using principles of genetics.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 6% | 1.3 work weeks1.7 work days to 4.2 work weeks | 0%Half by Apr 2029 | |
| Advise producers about improved products and techniques that could enhance their animal production efforts.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 6% | 3.3 h50 min to 1.3 work days | Stays with people |
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