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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Steel Placer” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #512 of 702. Estimated risk: 88.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

48%

“Steel Placer” 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%

“Steel Placer” 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.

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

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

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

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

  • Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Raze buildings or salvage useful materials.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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