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Will AI replace Construction Laborers?

AI reaches little of this job’s work.

3/100

Low exposure

More exposed to AI than 7% of US workers.

AI already used in
6% of the work
As AI tools mature: up to
5% of the work

What the job involves

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.

Where AI reaches the work

The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.

Already happening(1)

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

Within reach(1)

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

Out of reach(25)

  • Tend pumps, compressors, or generators to provide power for tools, machinery, or equipment or to heat or move materials, such as asphalt.
  • Lubricate, clean, or repair machinery, equipment, or tools.
  • Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.
  • Load, unload, or identify building materials, machinery, or tools, distributing them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans or specifications.
  • Measure, mark, or record openings or distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed.

and 20 more

Also called

Construction Laborer · Construction Worker · Circular Saw Operator · Construction Craft Laborer · Jackhammer Operator · Air Breaker Operator · Air Drill Operator · Air Gun Operator

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What these numbers mean

The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.

“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.

The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.

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