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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Construction Trench Digger” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #512 of 702. Estimated risk: 88.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

48%

“Construction Trench Digger” 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 Trench Digger” 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

  • Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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