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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Manhole Stripper” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #512 of 702. Estimated risk: 88.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

48%

“Manhole Stripper” 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%

“Manhole Stripper” 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

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

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

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

  • Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • Raze buildings or salvage useful materials.

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

  • 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.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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