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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Bottom Worker” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #512 of 702. Estimated risk: 88.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

48%

“Bottom Worker” 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%

“Bottom Worker” 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.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Raze buildings or salvage useful materials.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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