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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Black Topper” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #512 of 702. Estimated risk: 88.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

48%

“Black Topper” 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%

“Black Topper” 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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Raze buildings or salvage useful materials.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.

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

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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