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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Fence Post Driver” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #512 of 702. Estimated risk: 88.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

48%

“Fence Post Driver” 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%

“Fence Post Driver” 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

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

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

  • Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • Raze buildings or salvage useful materials.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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