Ainxiety | Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing

Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing

# 745 overall · better than 51.5% of other industries

2.3/5Moderate Risk
AInxiety Score™

1/5

Regulatory Compliance

2/5

Capex Requirements

2/5

Workforce Flexibility

2/5

Adaptability

3/5

Complexity

3/5

Data Intensity

The pesticide, fertilizer, and agricultural chemical manufacturing industry has pockets of potential for AI integration, particularly in standardized production and logistics processes. However, significant regulatory barriers, capital investment requirements, and the necessity for specialized knowledge in formulation and compliance pose challenges. While there is room for AI-driven improvements, complete displacement by AI is limited by these factors.

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Risk composition of jobs in this industry

366,890 jobs in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing

16.8%

61,700

3.5Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

5.0%

18,270

2.8First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

3.5%

12,800

3.8Chemical Plant and System Operators

3.2%

11,720

2.3Industrial Machinery Mechanics

2.9%

10,570

3.8Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

2.6%

9,630

2.3Chemical Technicians

2.5%

9,230

2.8Maintece and Repair Workers, General

2.4%

8,920

3.9Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

2.4%

8,760

4.5Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

2.3%

8,560

2.7Industrial Engineers

2.3%

8,550

1.5General and Operations Managers

2.2%

8,170

2.5Industrial Production Managers

2.2%

8,070

4.0Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

1.9%

7,000

3.0Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

1.8%

6,590

2.5Chemists

1.8%

6,480

2.3Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

1.7%

6,300

4.3Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

1.5%

5,560

2.4Chemical Engineers

1.4%

5,100

3.9Production Workers, All Other

1.2%

4,350

2.2First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

1.2%

4,260

3.3Customer Service Representatives

1.1%

4,020

Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators

1.1%

3,950

3.0Logisticians

1.1%

3,960

3.2Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

1.0%

3,770

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

1.0%

3,630

3.7Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

1.0%

3,620

4.0Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

1.0%

3,520

3.2Accountants and Auditors

1.0%

3,520

4.2Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

0.8%

3,120

3.8Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

0.8%

3,070

2.1Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products

0.8%

3,070

4.2Office Clerks, General

0.8%

2,890

4.0Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.7%

2,700

1.5Managers, All Other

0.7%

2,470

3.8Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

0.7%

2,370

2.7Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

0.6%

2,340

2.5Mechanical Engineers

0.6%

2,270

1.6Architectural and Engineering Managers

0.6%

5,320

1.0Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

0.6%

2,180

2.5Human Resources Specialists

0.6%

2,110

3.9Stockers and Order Fillers

0.6%

2,140

3.3Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

0.6%

2,060

1.5Sales Managers

0.6%

2,070

2.6First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

0.5%

1,980

4.5Packers and Packagers, Hand

0.5%

1,900

2.2Project Management Specialists

0.5%

1,890

2.8Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

0.5%

1,840

2.2Financial Managers

0.5%

1,770

2.7Recycling Coordinators

0.5%

1,750

2.3Engineers, All Other

0.5%

1,690

2.1Maintece Workers, Machinery

0.5%

1,670

2.8Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

0.4%

1,620

2.8Business Operations Specialists, All Other

0.4%

1,490

3.1Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

0.4%

1,430

2.8Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

0.4%

1,440

2.0Electricians

0.4%

1,390

3.2Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other

0.4%

1,310

4.0Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

0.3%

1,260

3.8Helpers--Production Workers

0.3%

1,150

2.0Computer and Information Systems Managers

0.3%

1,120

2.7Compliance Officers

0.3%

1,100

1.5Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors

0.3%

1,080

3.2Plant and System Operators, All Other

0.3%

1,030

3.8Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.3%

1,000

1.7Training and Development Specialists

0.3%

960

2.5Marketing Managers

0.3%

970

3.0Facilities Managers

0.3%

930

3.3Computer User Support Specialists

0.2%

870

2.3Software Developers

0.2%

860

3.1Network and Computer Systems Administrators

0.2%

830

2.1Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

0.2%

850

3.8Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

0.2%

820

2.3Electrical Engineers

0.2%

790

3.2Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

0.2%

770

2.3Computer Occupations, All Other

0.2%

770

2.5Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

0.2%

1,810

1.2Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers

0.2%

670

3.2Purchasing Managers

0.2%

680

1.5Human Resources Managers

0.2%

650

1.2Natural Sciences Managers

0.2%

640

2.0Management Analysts

0.2%

660

3.2Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

0.2%

640

2.2Environmental Engineers

0.2%

610

2.4Millwrights

0.2%

620

3.8Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.2%

1,410

3.0Pharmacy Technicians

0.2%

1,390

1.5Medical and Health Services Managers

0.1%

560

3.2Light Truck Drivers

0.1%

540

3.8Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

0.1%

550

2.8Administrative Services Managers

0.1%

570

3.3Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

0.1%

540

2.5Computer Systems Analysts

0.1%

560

4.2Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

0.1%

500

0.5Chief Executives

0.1%

510

3.8Machinists

0.1%

490

2.3Materials Scientists

0.1%

490

2.0Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

0.1%

480

2.0Installation, Maintece, and Repair Workers, All Other

0.1%

1,200

2.4Pharmacists

0.1%

450

2.2Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

0.1%

420

2.8Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

0.1%

410

2.4Financial and Investment Analysts

0.1%

390

2.5Graphic Designers

0.1%

360

2.8Security Guards

0.1%

370

2.5First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers

0.1%

370

2.8Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel

0.1%

380

2.8Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

0.1%

370

4.0Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

0.1%

360

2.3Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

0.1%

320

1.7Petroleum Engineers

0.1%

340

3.0Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

0.1%

310

3.5Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

0.1%

310

2.8Data Scientists

0.1%

290

2.5Materials Engineers

0.1%

300

4.0Mechanical Drafters

0.1%

290

2.5Calibration Technologists and Technicians

0.1%

290

4.0Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

0.1%

290

2.1Financial Specialists, All Other

0.1%

290

4.2Food Batchmakers

0.1%

280

3.0Gas Plant Operators

0.1%

300

4.0Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.1%

720

2.8Histology Technicians

0.1%

240

3.8Billing and Posting Clerks

0.1%

260

2.0Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

0.1%

240

3.8Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.1%

260

1.5First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

0.1%

220

3.2Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

0.1%

230

2.0Biochemists and Biophysicists

0.1%

220

3.5Procurement Clerks

0.1%

200

4.0Order Clerks

0.1%

210

2.0Tool and Die Makers

0.1%

220

3.8Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

0.1%

200

4.0Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

0.1%

180

4.2Machine Feeders and Offbearers

0.1%

180

2.0Soil and Plant Scientists

0.1%

180

3.1Food Science Technicians

0.1%

200

3.8Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

0.1%

190

3.0Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

0.1%

180

3.2Receptionists and Information Clerks

0.1%

180

2.5Explosives Workers, Ordce Handling Experts, and Blasters

0.1%

170

2.0Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other

0.1%

190

1.4Lawyers

0.1%

410

3.7Statisticians

0.1%

410

4.5Food Processing Workers, All Other

0.0%

150

3.0Driver/Sales Workers

0.0%

150

4.2Material Moving Workers, All Other

0.0%

150

1.8Training and Development Managers

0.0%

150

4.2Cost Estimators

0.0%

160

3.0Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

0.0%

150

2.2Sales Engineers

0.0%

160

2.8Sales and Related Workers, All Other

0.0%

150

3.7Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

0.0%

160

1.5Information Security Analysts

0.0%

160

2.8Computer Network Support Specialists

0.0%

140

2.8Computer Network Architects

0.0%

160

3.3Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door

0.0%

130

3.5Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

0.0%

140

1.8Public Relations Specialists

0.0%

140

4.0Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

0.0%

150

2.0Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

0.0%

110

4.1Conveyor Operators and Tenders

0.0%

100

3.2Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

0.0%

120

3.5Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

0.0%

3.8Drafters, All Other

0.0%

120

2.3Microbiologists

0.0%

2.5Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

0.0%

110

1.6Construction Managers

0.0%

120

3.3Retail Salespersons

0.0%

120

3.7Agricultural Equipment Operators

0.0%

100

3.0Budget Analysts

0.0%

110

3.0Database Administrators

0.0%

120

3.8Helpers--Installation, Maintece, and Repair Workers

0.0%

110

4.3Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

0.0%

280

4.1Printing Press Operators

0.0%

290

1.5Life Scientists, All Other

0.0%

240

2.5First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

0.0%

2.3Transportation Inspectors

0.0%

2.3Crane and Tower Operators

0.0%

3.8Computer Programmers

0.0%

3.2Operations Research Analysts

0.0%

2.0Civil Engineers

0.0%

1.8Computer Hardware Engineers

0.0%

2.4Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians

0.0%

3.1Food Scientists and Technologists

0.0%

3.0Agricultural Technicians

0.0%

2.1Public Relations Managers

0.0%

0.4Emergency Management Directors

0.0%

4.8Data Entry Keyers

0.0%

3.7Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other

0.0%

2.5Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

0.0%

2.6Technical Writers

0.0%

1.3Registered Nurses

0.0%

2.2Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

0.0%

170

1.3Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

0.0%

170

4.0Couriers and Messengers

0.0%

180

2.5Database Architects

0.0%

220

3.5Web Developers

0.0%

180

2.8Web and Digital Interface Designers

0.0%

220

3.8Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

0.0%

140

3.0Agricultural Workers, All Other

0.0%

160

2.1Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

0.0%

3.4Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers

0.0%

3.2Architectural and Civil Drafters

0.0%

2.6Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians

0.0%

2.2Compensation and Benefits Managers

0.0%

1.5First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers

0.0%

3.3Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

0.0%

3.8Bill and Account Collectors

0.0%

4.7File Clerks

0.0%

3.2Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

0.0%

4.7Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

0.0%

3.2Paralegals and Legal Assistants

0.0%

2.5Painters, Construction and Maintece

0.0%

2.3Commercial Pilots

0.0%

3.8Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs

0.0%

100

1.5Art Directors

0.0%

2.3Special Effects Artists and Animators

0.0%

1.5Commercial and Industrial Designers

0.0%

2.0Designers, All Other

0.0%

2.2Editors

0.0%

130

1.4Writers and Authors

0.0%

1.3Veterinarians

0.0%

0.5Physicians, All Other

0.0%

110

2.5Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

0.0%

3.0Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other

0.0%

2.0Phlebotomists

0.0%

120

3.2First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers

0.0%

1.8Advertising and Promotions Managers

0.0%

120

4.5Information and Record Clerks, All Other

0.0%

3.5Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

0.0%

3.7Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service

0.0%

130

2.3First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers

0.0%

130

3.5Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

0.0%

4.1Sewing Machine Operators

0.0%

3.7Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

0.0%

1.8Labor Relations Specialists

0.0%

3.5Credit Analysts

0.0%

1.5Epidemiologists

0.0%

100

2.0Physical Scientists, All Other

0.0%

3.0Demonstrators and Product Promoters

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