Farm and Home Management Educators
Machines can already do 29% of this job's tasks. By 2035 that rises to 51%. The job changes before it disappears.
Share of the work machines can do
Worldwide baseline, 2026 to 2050
Farm and Home Management Educators in 2026: the short answer
- Today: machines can do 29% of this job's tasks, and AI use is already seen in 0% of them.
- Forecast: machines can do half of its tasks by 2035, and 51% by 2035, according to the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit.
- Size: 8,220 people do this job in the United States, on a median pay of $60,220 a year.
- Contact with people: it scores 79% for contact with people.
- Also called: 4-H Youth Development Educator, 4-H Youth Development Specialist, 4-H Youth Educator, Agricultural Extension Educator.
Updated by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit. These are worldwide baseline figures; the Workforce Starburst shows them for your country. Go deeper: How ready am I? or an executive briefing.
How the work changes, task by task
The tasks that take up most of the day, with the share of each that machines can do in 2026 (dark) and 2035 (pink). Worldwide baseline.
| Task | Share of the day | Machines can do | 2026 to 2035 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advise farmers and demonstrate techniques in areas such as feeding and health maintenance of livestock, growing and harvesting practices, and financial planning | 15% | 3% to 25% | |
| Conduct classes or deliver lectures on subjects such as nutrition, home management, and farming techniques | 15% | 22% to 42% | |
| Collaborate with producers to diagnose and prevent management and production problems | 8% | 27% to 46% | |
| Research information requested by farmers | 8% | 50% to 72% | |
| Prepare and distribute leaflets, pamphlets, and visual aids for educational and informational purposes | 8% | 63% to 81% | |
| Organize, advise, and participate in community activities and organizations, such as county and state fair events and 4-H Clubs | 8% | 36% to 64% | |
| Schedule and make regular visits to farmers | 7% | 3% to 25% | |
| Collect and evaluate data to determine community program needs | 5% | 36% to 60% |
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The skills farm and home management educators use most, most used first.
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When will machines do half of the tasks of Farm and Home Management Educators?
Machines can do half of its tasks by 2035. That is the worldwide baseline from the 311 Workforce Starburst, before adjusting for country.
Will AI take the job of farm and home management educators?
Machines can do 29% of the tasks of farm and home management educators today and 51% by 2035. The job changes before it disappears: the routine tasks move first.
Sources and citing
Tasks and their share of the day: O*NET 31.0, occupation 25-9021.00 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0). Pay and jobs: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. AI use today: Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Scoring and forecast: the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit; after 2035 the figures extend each trend, with lower confidence. Foresight, not advice.
Cite as: 311 Institute (2026). Farm and Home Management Educators: the outlook to 2050. 311 Workforce Starburst. https://www.311institute.com/jobs/farm-and-home-management-educators/