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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Riprap Worker” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #512 of 702. Estimated risk: 88.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

48%

“Riprap Worker” 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%

“Riprap Worker” 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • Raze buildings or salvage useful materials.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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