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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Ditch Digger” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #512 of 702. Estimated risk: 88.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

48%

“Ditch 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%

“Ditch 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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Raze buildings or salvage useful materials.

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

  • 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.

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

  • Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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