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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Digger” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #512 of 702. Estimated risk: 88.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

48%

“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%

“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 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.

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

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

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

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

  • Raze buildings or salvage useful materials.

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

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

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

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

  • Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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