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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Concrete Layer” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #512 of 702. Estimated risk: 88.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

48%

“Concrete Layer” 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%

“Concrete Layer” 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

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

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

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

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

  • Raze buildings or salvage useful materials.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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