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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Sledger” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #512 of 702. Estimated risk: 88.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

48%

“Sledger” 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%

“Sledger” 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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