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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Mortar Man” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #512 of 702. Estimated risk: 88.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

48%

“Mortar Man” 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%

“Mortar Man” 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

  • 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.

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

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

  • Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • Raze buildings or salvage useful materials.

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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 ingredients to create compounds for covering or cleaning surfaces.

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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