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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Puddler” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #512 of 702. Estimated risk: 88.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

48%

“Puddler” 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%

“Puddler” 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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Raze buildings or salvage useful materials.

Technologies & Software

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

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