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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Construction Person” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #512 of 702. Estimated risk: 88.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

48%

“Construction Person” 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%

“Construction Person” 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Raze buildings or salvage useful materials.

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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