Will AI replace First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers?

−Already happening(1)

• Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures.

~Within reach(6)

• Coordinate work activities with other construction project activities.
• Estimate material or worker requirements to complete jobs.
• Analyze worker or production problems and recommend solutions, such as improving production methods or implementing motivational plans.
• Confer with managerial or technical personnel, other departments, or contractors to resolve problems or to coordinate activities.
• Arrange for repairs of equipment or machinery.

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+Out of reach(8)

• Inspect work progress, equipment, or construction sites to verify safety or to ensure that specifications are met.
• Supervise, coordinate, or schedule the activities of construction or extractive workers.
• Assign work to employees, based on material or worker requirements of specific jobs.
• Order or requisition materials or supplies.
• Locate, measure, and mark site locations or placement of structures or equipment, using measuring and marking equipment.

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