Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Protective ServiceAI exposure
- Data source: BLSPublished: 2026-08
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: 2026-03
0.000
0.000Range of values carried here0.745Scale, basis and source
- Data source: ILOPublished: 2025
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 onlyValues 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 |
|---|---|
Record numbers of containers stored at disposal sites, specifying amounts or types of equipment or waste disposed.O*NET Task ID 11585 | 1.0 |
Identify asbestos, lead, or other hazardous materials to be removed, using monitoring devices.O*NET Task ID 11594 | 0.5 |
Organize or track the locations of hazardous items in landfills.O*NET Task ID 11597 | 0.5 |
Comply with prescribed safety procedures or federal laws regulating waste disposal methods.O*NET Task ID 11584 | 0.0 |
Drive trucks or other heavy equipment to convey contaminated waste to designated sea or ground locations.O*NET Task ID 11586 | 0.0 |
Operate machines or equipment to remove, package, store, or transport loads of waste materials.O*NET Task ID 11587 | 0.0 |
Load or unload materials into containers or onto trucks, using hoists or forklifts.O*NET Task ID 11588 | 0.0 |
Clean contaminated equipment or areas for reuse, using detergents or solvents, sandblasters, filter pumps, or steam cleaners.O*NET Task ID 11589 | 0.0 |
Remove asbestos or lead from surfaces, using hand or power tools such as scrapers, vacuums, or high-pressure sprayers.O*NET Task ID 11591 | 0.0 |
Upload baskets of irradiated elements onto machines that insert fuel elements into canisters and secure lids.O*NET Task ID 11592 | 0.0 |
Package, store, or move irradiated fuel elements in the underwater storage basins of nuclear reactor plants, using machines or equipment.O*NET Task ID 11596 | 0.0 |
Operate cranes to move or load baskets, casks, or canisters.O*NET Task ID 11598 | 0.0 |
Mix or pour concrete into forms to encase waste material for disposal.O*NET Task ID 11600 | 0.0 |
Apply bioremediation techniques to hazardous wastes to allow naturally occurring bacteria to break down toxic substances.O*NET Task ID 19868 | 0.0 |
Clean mold-contaminated sites by removing damaged porous materials or thoroughly cleaning all contaminated nonporous materials.O*NET Task ID 19869 | 0.0 |
Identify or separate waste products or materials for recycling or reuse.O*NET Task ID 19870 | 0.0 |
Process e-waste, such as computer components containing lead or mercury.O*NET Task ID 19871 | 0.0 |
Remove or limit contamination following emergencies involving hazardous substances.O*NET Task ID 19872 | 0.0 |
Sort specialized hazardous waste at landfills or disposal centers, following proper disposal procedures.O*NET Task ID 19873 | 0.0 |
Build containment areas prior to beginning abatement or decontamination work.O*NET Task ID 20796 | 0.0 |
Prepare hazardous material for removal or storage.O*NET Task ID 20797 | 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®, Eloundou et al. (2023): see full notices on the Credits page