{"source":"Careermash (whatcareer.net)","measurement":"Measured August 2026","licence":"CC BY 4.0","cite_as":"Careermash, Measured August 2026, https://www.whatcareer.net/en/yellow/career/horticultural-therapist/ai","career":{"slug":"horticultural-therapist","title":"Horticultural Therapist","subject":"Physical Sciences","ai_exposure_pct_today":19,"ai_exposure_definition":"Share of the job's day-to-day tasks AI is already used for, from observed real-world usage by occupation (Anthropic labour market research, 2026). A measurement of now, not a prediction.","horizons":[{"horizon":"Now","tasksPct":19,"rolesVs2024":[100,110],"entry":"B - achievable","moat":"Strong"},{"horizon":"5 yrs","tasksPct":29,"rolesVs2024":[98,110],"entry":"B - achievable","moat":"Strong"},{"horizon":"10 yrs","tasksPct":41,"rolesVs2024":[90,108],"entry":"B - achievable","moat":"Fading"},{"horizon":"20 yrs","tasksPct":64,"rolesVs2024":[65,95],"entry":"C - hard","moat":"Unknown"}],"door_grade_now":"B - achievable","door_grade_20yr":"C - hard","door_source":"OpenAI, \"The AI Jobs Transition Framework\" (Richmond 2026), CC BY 4.0","moat_classified":true,"moat":"physical","moat_label":"PHYSICAL MOAT","moat_line":"The work is hands-on, in the real world. Software alone can't do it.","starting_pay":"£25,000 - £30,000"},"verdict_sentence":"AI is already used for 19% of the measured tasks of a Horticultural Therapist, heading for 64% within 20 years. The door in is grade B today, grade C in 20 years. Moat: physical - The work is hands-on, in the real world. Software alone can't do it.","rank":{"careers_scored":1840,"less_exposed":786,"same_score":146,"more_exposed":907},"neighbours":{"less_exposed":[{"slug":"adult-education-tutors","title":"Adult education tutors","exposure":18},{"slug":"agricultural-scientists","title":"Agricultural scientists","exposure":18},{"slug":"agronomist","title":"Agronomist","exposure":18}],"more_exposed":[{"slug":"army-officers","title":"Army officers","exposure":20},{"slug":"assembly-members-and-members-of-parliament","title":"Assembly members and Members of Parliament","exposure":20},{"slug":"bailiffs","title":"Bailiffs","exposure":20}]},"ledger":[{"date":"2026-08-29","note":"Moat lines rewritten to assert only what the engine classification means (hands-on / protected by law / people want a real person / no special protection). No scores changed."},{"date":"2026-08-19","note":"Correction: careers without a moat record stopped showing a confident \"NO MOAT\" claim and now show \"moat not yet classified\". Exposure scores were and remain real for every career."},{"date":"2026-08-16","note":"First public measurement: AI exposure per occupation from Anthropic 2026 observed-usage research; door grades and 20-year horizons from OpenAI \"The AI Jobs Transition Framework\" (Richmond 2026, CC BY 4.0)."}]}