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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Asphalt Paver” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #512 of 702. Estimated risk: 88.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

48%

“Asphalt Paver” will probably not be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 48% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

56%

“Asphalt Paver” will maybe be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 56% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Construction Laborers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris, and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers.

Avg. Annual Salary $51,260
Avg. Hourly Wage $24.64
Available Jobs (US) 1,057,660
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Construction Laborers #47-2061
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Construction Laborers”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Provide assistance to craft workers, such as carpenters, plasterers, or masons.

  • Operate or maintain air monitoring or other sampling devices in confined or hazardous environments.

  • Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.

  • Spray materials, such as water, sand, steam, vinyl, paint, or stucco, through hoses to clean, coat, or seal surfaces.

  • Position or dismantle forms for pouring concrete, using saws, hammers, nails, or bolts.

  • Lubricate, clean, or repair machinery, equipment, or tools.

  • Mop, brush, or spread paints, cleaning solutions, or other compounds over surfaces to clean them or to provide protection.

  • Operate jackhammers or drills to break up concrete or pavement.

  • Apply caulking compounds by hand or caulking guns to protect against entry of water or air.

  • Read plans, instructions, or specifications to determine work activities.

  • Control traffic passing near, in, or around work zones.

  • Tend pumps, compressors, or generators to provide power for tools, machinery, or equipment or to heat or move materials, such as asphalt.

  • Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, or adjustment of machinery, equipment, or materials.

  • Grind, scrape, sand, or polish surfaces, such as concrete, marble, terrazzo, or wood flooring, using abrasive tools or machines.

  • Mix, pour, or spread concrete, using portable cement mixers.

  • Raze buildings or salvage useful materials.

  • Erect or dismantle scaffolding, shoring, braces, traffic barricades, ramps, or other temporary structures.

  • Place, consolidate, or protect case-in-place concrete or masonry structures.

  • Install sewer, water, or storm drain pipes, using pipe-laying machinery or laser guidance equipment.

  • Mix ingredients to create compounds for covering or cleaning surfaces.

  • Dig ditches or trenches, backfill excavations, or compact and level earth to grade specifications, using picks, shovels, pneumatic tampers, or rakes.

  • Measure, mark, or record openings or distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed.

  • Smooth or finish freshly poured cement or concrete, using floats, trowels, screeds, or powered cement finishing tools.

  • Position, join, align, or seal structural components, such as concrete wall sections or pipes.

  • Perform site activities required of green certified construction practices, such as implementing waste management procedures, identifying materials for reuse, or installing erosion or sedimentation control mechanisms.

  • Tend machines that pump concrete, grout, cement, sand, plaster, or stucco through spray guns for application to ceilings or walls.

  • Load, unload, or identify building materials, machinery, or tools, distributing them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans or specifications.

Technologies & Software

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Autodesk Revit
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Word
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Buildots AI
  • Autodesk Construction AI
  • Procore AI
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
  • Mud jacks
  • Hydraulic chainsaws
  • Water tank trucks
  • Impact hammers
  • Remote pipe cameras
  • Plaster mixers
  • Brick carrier forks
  • Mortar mixers
  • Axes
  • Paint sprayers
  • Tripods
  • Kerosene burners
  • Guniting machines
  • Disc grinders
  • Protective suits
  • Hydraulic rock drills
  • Pneumatic drills
  • Caulking guns
  • Belt conveyors
  • Cable pullers
  • Oxygen/acetylene torches
  • Swing chairs
  • Hammers
  • Temperature probes
  • Smoke testers
  • Hammer drills
  • Coring machines
  • Hole cutters
  • Mattocks
  • Walk-behind saws
  • Floor sanders
  • Adjustable wrenches
  • Respirators
  • Crawler shovels
  • Hydraulic speed shoring equipment
  • Smudge pots
  • Sidewalk sweepers
  • Brick tongs
  • Power buggies
  • Walk-behind compacting equipment
  • Drill presses
  • Liquid propane torches
  • Calipers
  • Laser levels
  • Scaffolding
  • Saber saws
  • Screwdrivers
  • Crowbars
  • Torches
  • Screeds
  • Hydraulic track-guided wall saws
  • Pneumatic staplers
  • Vibratory plate compactors
  • Dump trucks
  • Hydraulic booms
  • Sewer cleaner vactors
  • Weed sprayers
  • Picks
  • Motor graders
  • Spirit levels
  • Circular saws
  • Carpenters' squares
  • Steam jennies
  • Bench grinders
  • Cutout saws
  • Road rollers
  • Mortar hoes
  • Welding hoods
  • Air drills
  • Laser measuring devices
  • Jig saws
  • Forks
  • Saws
  • Fencing pliers
  • Chip spreaders
  • Steam cleaning equipment
  • Earth tampers
  • Hand trucks
  • Laser screeds
  • Wire stretchers
  • Pressure washers
  • Wagon drills
  • Cutoff saws
  • Concrete saws
  • Rough terrain forklifts
  • Sandblasters
  • Asphalt saws
  • Sewer rodding machines
  • Skid steer loaders
  • Electric boring machines
  • Spades
  • Punches
  • Robotic pipe cleaners
  • Hydraulic boring machines
  • Scissor lifts
  • Forklifts
  • Chipping guns
  • Trenchers
  • Power sanders
  • Shielded arc welding tools
  • Pavement breakers
  • Pedestal grinders
  • Micrometers
  • Electric drills
  • Swing stages
  • Air monitoring equipment
  • Tappers
  • Stump cutters
  • Levels
  • Floor saws
  • Impact wrenches
  • Two way radios
  • Gin poles
  • Slings
  • Plasma cutters
  • Water samplers
  • Laser guidance equipment for pipe placement
  • Jackhammers
  • Pickup trucks
  • Floats
  • Mowing equipment
  • Winches
  • Masonry forklifts
  • Bandsaws
  • Fall arrest systems
  • Reciprocating saws
  • Plumb bobs
  • Suction sweepers
  • Theodolites
  • Surveying rods
  • Trowels
  • Oil distributors
  • Post hole augers
  • Jet trucks for cleaning sewer lines
  • Bale hooks
  • Hand grinders
  • Asphalt mops
  • Gas leak detection devices
  • Tuck pointers
  • Water spraying equipment
  • Stucco spray guns
  • Concrete mixers
  • Ride-on vacuum cleaners
  • Adjustable widemouth pliers
  • Concrete pumpers
  • Brick hammers
  • Ladders
  • Hoists
  • Tape measures
  • Snowplows
  • Rotary hammers
  • Scarifiers
  • Paddle mixers
  • Salamanders
  • Rakes
  • Dynamite blasters
  • Transit levels
  • Robotic pipe cutters
  • Power drills
  • Tampers
  • Cold chisels
  • Power screwdrivers
  • Asphalt kettles
  • Carpenters' levels
  • Air compressors
  • Shovels
  • Nail guns
  • Loaders
  • Bosun chairs
  • Manlifts
  • Water levels
  • Chain saws
  • Generators
  • Measuring wheels
  • Demolition saws

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