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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Construction Pit Worker” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #512 of 702. Estimated risk: 88.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

48%

“Construction Pit 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%

“Construction Pit 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.

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

  • Raze buildings or salvage useful materials.

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

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

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

  • Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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