Range Managers
Research or study range land management practices to provide sustained production of forage, livestock, and wildlife.
$73,010 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
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- 2%
- 61%
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
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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, 1%. Today's estimate: 1%.
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The tasks
Sorted by . 18 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study rangeland management practices and research range problems to provide sustained production of forage, livestock, and wildlife.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 19% | 4.2 work days6.7 h to 2.5 work weeks | 0%Half by Jan 2029 | |
| Manage private livestock operations.Done daily by most who do it. | 15% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | Stays with people | |
| Measure and assess vegetation resources for biological assessment companies, environmental impact statements, and rangeland monitoring programs.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 10% | 3.3 work days6.7 h to 1.7 work weeks | Stays with people | |
| Develop new and improved instruments and techniques for activities, such as range reseeding.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 8% | 1.7 work weeks1.7 work days to 1.2 work months | Stays with people | |
| Manage forage resources through fire, herbicide use, or revegetation to maintain a sustainable yield from the land.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 8% | 2.5 work days6.7 h to 1.7 work weeks | Stays with people | |
| Plan and direct construction and maintenance of range improvements, such as fencing, corrals, stock-watering reservoirs, and soil-erosion control structures.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 6% | 2.5 work days3.3 h to 1.7 work weeks | Stays with people | |
| Plan and implement revegetation of disturbed sites.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 6% | 3.3 work days6.7 h to 2.5 work weeks | Stays with people | |
| Maintain soil stability and vegetation for non-grazing uses, such as wildlife habitats and outdoor recreation.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 5% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | Stays with people | |
| Regulate grazing, such as by issuing permits and checking for compliance with standards, and help ranchers plan and organize grazing systems to manage, improve, protect, and maximize the use of rangelands.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | Stays with people | |
| Study forage plants and their growth requirements to determine varieties best suited to particular range.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 4% | 2.1 work days3.3 h to 1.3 work weeks | 1%Half by Jul 2028 | |
| Study grazing patterns to determine number and kind of livestock that can be most profitably grazed and to determine the best grazing seasons.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 3% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 1 work week | 2%Half by Apr 2028 | |
| Tailor conservation plans to landowners' goals, such as livestock support, wildlife, or recreation.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 1.3 work days3.3 h to 3.1 work days | 3%Half by Oct 2027 |
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