Construction Laborers
Construction, Maintenance & RepairAI exposure
- Data source: BLSPublished: '26.08
Low· relative
LowFour relative bandsVery highGroup-level value
Scale, basis and source
Four relative bands (Low / Moderate / High / Very high)
831 detailed occupations in the BLS Employment Projections table. Assigned per National Employment Matrix (NEM) code, so occupations sharing a NEM code carry the same band
- Data source: AnthropicPublished: '26.03
0.028
0.000Range of values carried here0.745Scale, basis and source
- Data source: ILOPublished: '25
0.09
0.09Range of values carried here0.70Group-level value
Scale, basis and source
Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published
ISCO-08 unit group — every occupation sharing the code gets this value
Computed by this site, not published by the ILO: of the 1,012 occupations this site links to the ILO dataset, 100% score at or above this value.
What kind of figure this source publishes
The BLS category is a relative rank, not an absolute level, and it is not a first-hand measurement: it groups an occupation's percentile ranks across several published studies into four bands. It is not an employment or wage forecast, not a probability of adoption, and it does not separate automation from augmentation.
Task-level exposure
Exposed tasks only| Task | Claude.aiRaw / share % | APIRaw / share % |
|---|---|---|
Read plans, instructions, or specifications to determine work activities.47-2061 | 0.002541.0 | 0.0093100.0 |
Provide assistance to craft workers, such as carpenters, plasterers, or masons.47-2061 | 0.001931.1 | —0 |
Measure, mark, or record openings or distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed.47-2061 | 0.001727.9 | —0 |
| Not observed on any surface — 30 task(s) — These tasks have no row in the source for this release. The 0 in the share row is a display-stage composition ratio; absence is what the — in the raw row states. | ||
Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards. | —0 | —0 |
Control traffic passing near, in, or around work zones. | —0 | —0 |
Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, or adjustment of machinery, equipment, or materials. | —0 | —0 |
Dig ditches or trenches, backfill excavations, or compact and level earth to grade specifications, using picks, shovels, pneumatic tampers, or rakes. | —0 | —0 |
Load, unload, or identify building materials, machinery, or tools, distributing them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans or specifications. | —0 | —0 |
Erect or dismantle scaffolding, shoring, braces, traffic barricades, ramps, or other temporary structures. | —0 | —0 |
Position or dismantle forms for pouring concrete, using saws, hammers, nails, or bolts. | —0 | —0 |
Lubricate, clean, or repair machinery, equipment, or tools. | —0 | —0 |
Operate jackhammers or drills to break up concrete or pavement. | —0 | —0 |
Smooth or finish freshly poured cement or concrete, using floats, trowels, screeds, or powered cement finishing tools. | —0 | —0 |
Tend pumps, compressors, or generators to provide power for tools, machinery, or equipment or to heat or move materials, such as asphalt. | —0 | —0 |
Mix, pour, or spread concrete, using portable cement mixers. | —0 | —0 |
Position, join, align, or seal structural components, such as concrete wall sections or pipes. | —0 | —0 |
Operate or maintain air monitoring or other sampling devices in confined or hazardous environments. | —0 | —0 |
Install sewer, water, or storm drain pipes, using pipe-laying machinery or laser guidance equipment. | —0 | —0 |
Transport or set explosives for tunnel, shaft, or road construction. | —0 | —0 |
Mop, brush, or spread paints, cleaning solutions, or other compounds over surfaces to clean them or to provide protection. | —0 | —0 |
Place, consolidate, or protect case-in-place concrete or masonry structures. | —0 | —0 |
Identify, pack, or transport hazardous or radioactive materials. | —0 | —0 |
Use computers or other input devices to control robotic pipe cutters or cleaners. | —0 | —0 |
Grind, scrape, sand, or polish surfaces such as concrete, marble, terrazzo, or wood flooring, using abrasive tools or machines. | —0 | —0 |
Tend machines that pump concrete, grout, cement, sand, plaster, or stucco through spray guns for application to ceilings or walls. | —0 | —0 |
Mix ingredients to create compounds for covering or cleaning surfaces. | —0 | —0 |
Raze buildings or salvage useful materials. | —0 | —0 |
Spray materials such as water, sand, steam, vinyl, paint, or stucco through hoses to clean, coat, or seal surfaces. | —0 | —0 |
Apply caulking compounds by hand or caulking guns to protect against entry of water or air. | —0 | —0 |
Apply weather-stripping to reduce energy loss. | —0 | —0 |
Perform building weatherization tasks, such as repairing windows, adding insulation, or applying weather-stripping materials. | —0 | —0 |
Perform construction laborer duties at green building sites, such as renewable energy plants or wind turbine installations. | —0 | —0 |
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. | —0 | —0 |
Values in this tab are predicted labels, not observations. Eloundou et al. (2023) published two rating regimes — human raters and GPT-4 — and the β shown here is derived from the GPT-4 rater basis alone; the same task can take a different value under the other regime. The unit and the meaning differ from the observed shares (%) in the other tabs, so do not place them on the same axis.
| Task | βE1 + 0.5 × E2 |
|---|---|
Read plans, instructions, or specifications to determine work activities.O*NET Task ID 11456 | 0.5 |
Measure, mark, or record openings or distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed.O*NET Task ID 11461 | 0.5 |
Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.O*NET Task ID 11455 | 0.0 |
Control traffic passing near, in, or around work zones.O*NET Task ID 11457 | 0.0 |
Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, or adjustment of machinery, equipment, or materials.O*NET Task ID 11458 | 0.0 |
Dig ditches or trenches, backfill excavations, or compact and level earth to grade specifications, using picks, shovels, pneumatic tampers, or rakes.O*NET Task ID 11459 | 0.0 |
Position, join, align, or seal structural components, such as concrete wall sections or pipes.O*NET Task ID 11460 | 0.0 |
Load, unload, or identify building materials, machinery, or tools, distributing them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans or specifications.O*NET Task ID 11462 | 0.0 |
Erect or dismantle scaffolding, shoring, braces, traffic barricades, ramps, or other temporary structures.O*NET Task ID 11463 | 0.0 |
Position or dismantle forms for pouring concrete, using saws, hammers, nails, or bolts.O*NET Task ID 11464 | 0.0 |
Lubricate, clean, or repair machinery, equipment, or tools.O*NET Task ID 11465 | 0.0 |
Operate jackhammers or drills to break up concrete or pavement.O*NET Task ID 11466 | 0.0 |
Smooth or finish freshly poured cement or concrete, using floats, trowels, screeds, or powered cement finishing tools.O*NET Task ID 11467 | 0.0 |
Operate or maintain air monitoring or other sampling devices in confined or hazardous environments.O*NET Task ID 11468 | 0.0 |
Install sewer, water, or storm drain pipes, using pipe-laying machinery or laser guidance equipment.O*NET Task ID 11469 | 0.0 |
Provide assistance to craft workers, such as carpenters, plasterers, or masons.O*NET Task ID 11471 | 0.0 |
Tend pumps, compressors, or generators to provide power for tools, machinery, or equipment or to heat or move materials, such as asphalt.O*NET Task ID 11472 | 0.0 |
Mop, brush, or spread paints, cleaning solutions, or other compounds over surfaces to clean them or to provide protection.O*NET Task ID 11473 | 0.0 |
Place, consolidate, or protect case-in-place concrete or masonry structures.O*NET Task ID 11474 | 0.0 |
Identify, pack, or transport hazardous or radioactive materials.O*NET Task ID 11475 | 0.0 |
Use computers or other input devices to control robotic pipe cutters or cleaners.O*NET Task ID 11476 | 0.0 |
Mix, pour, or spread concrete, using portable cement mixers.O*NET Task ID 11477 | 0.0 |
Grind, scrape, sand, or polish surfaces, such as concrete, marble, terrazzo, or wood flooring, using abrasive tools or machines.O*NET Task ID 11478 | 0.0 |
Tend machines that pump concrete, grout, cement, sand, plaster, or stucco through spray guns for application to ceilings or walls.O*NET Task ID 11479 | 0.0 |
Mix ingredients to create compounds for covering or cleaning surfaces.O*NET Task ID 11480 | 0.0 |
Raze buildings or salvage useful materials.O*NET Task ID 11481 | 0.0 |
Spray materials, such as water, sand, steam, vinyl, paint, or stucco, through hoses to clean, coat, or seal surfaces.O*NET Task ID 11482 | 0.0 |
Apply caulking compounds by hand or caulking guns to protect against entry of water or air.O*NET Task ID 11483 | 0.0 |
Apply weather-stripping to reduce energy loss.O*NET Task ID 19835 | 0.0 |
Perform building weatherization tasks, such as repairing windows, adding insulation, or applying weather-stripping materials.O*NET Task ID 19836 | 0.0 |
Perform construction laborer duties at green building sites, such as renewable energy plants or wind turbine installations.O*NET Task ID 19837 | 0.0 |
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.O*NET Task ID 19838 | 0.0 |
β = E1 + 0.5 × E2 · E1 = tasks where direct LLM access alone cuts time by at least 50%, E2 = tasks where software built on top of an LLM cuts time by at least 50%. Values take only 0 / 0.5 / 1.0.
Data sources & licenses — O*NET®, Anthropic Economic Index, Eloundou et al. (2023): see full notices on the Credits page
Occupation information
Recent Changes Affecting This Occupation
Mar 2026: Published evergreen blog post analyzing AI impact on construction laborers (4% automation risk)
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