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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Demolition Worker” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #512 of 702. Estimated risk: 88.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

48%

“Demolition 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%

“Demolition 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

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

  • Raze buildings or salvage useful materials.

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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