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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Whitewasher” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #512 of 702. Estimated risk: 88.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

48%

“Whitewasher” 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%

“Whitewasher” 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

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • Raze buildings or salvage useful materials.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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