Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Construction, Maintenance & RepairAI 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 only| Task | Claude.aiRaw / share % |
|---|---|
Perform rough-ins, repair and replace fixtures and water heaters, and locate, repair, or remove leaking or broken pipes.47-3015 | 0.001651.6 |
Requisition tools and equipment, select type and size of pipe, and collect and transport materials and equipment to work site.47-3015 | 0.001548.4 |
| Not observed on any surface — 13 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. | |
Cut or drill holes in walls or floors to accommodate the passage of pipes. | —0 |
Measure, cut, thread and assemble new pipe, placing the assembled pipe in hangers or other supports. | —0 |
Mount brackets and hangers on walls and ceilings to hold pipes, and set sleeves or inserts to provide support for pipes. | —0 |
Fit or assist in fitting valves, couplings, or assemblies to tanks, pumps, or systems, using hand tools. | —0 |
Assist pipe fitters in the layout, assembly, and installation of piping for air, ammonia, gas, and water systems. | —0 |
Excavate and grade ditches, and lay and join pipe for water and sewer service. | —0 |
Cut pipe and lift up to fitters. | —0 |
Disassemble and remove damaged or worn pipe. | —0 |
Clean shop, work area, and machines, using solvent and rags. | —0 |
Install gas burners to convert furnaces from wood, coal, or oil. | —0 |
Immerse pipe in chemical solution to remove dirt, oil, and scale. | —0 |
Clean and renew steam traps. | —0 |
Fill pipes with sand or resin to prevent distortion, and hold pipes during bending and installation. | —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 |
|---|---|
Cut or drill holes in walls or floors to accommodate the passage of pipes.O*NET Task ID 4857 | 0.0 |
Measure, cut, thread and assemble new pipe, placing the assembled pipe in hangers or other supports.O*NET Task ID 4858 | 0.0 |
Mount brackets and hangers on walls and ceilings to hold pipes, and set sleeves or inserts to provide support for pipes.O*NET Task ID 4859 | 0.0 |
Requisition tools and equipment, select type and size of pipe, and collect and transport materials and equipment to work site.O*NET Task ID 4860 | 0.0 |
Fit or assist in fitting valves, couplings, or assemblies to tanks, pumps, or systems, using hand tools.O*NET Task ID 4861 | 0.0 |
Assist pipe fitters in the layout, assembly, and installation of piping for air, ammonia, gas, and water systems.O*NET Task ID 4862 | 0.0 |
Excavate and grade ditches, and lay and join pipe for water and sewer service.O*NET Task ID 4863 | 0.0 |
Cut pipe and lift up to fitters.O*NET Task ID 4864 | 0.0 |
Disassemble and remove damaged or worn pipe.O*NET Task ID 4865 | 0.0 |
Clean shop, work area, and machines, using solvent and rags.O*NET Task ID 4866 | 0.0 |
Install gas burners to convert furnaces from wood, coal, or oil.O*NET Task ID 4867 | 0.0 |
Immerse pipe in chemical solution to remove dirt, oil, and scale.O*NET Task ID 4868 | 0.0 |
Clean and renew steam traps.O*NET Task ID 4869 | 0.0 |
Fill pipes with sand or resin to prevent distortion, and hold pipes during bending and installation.O*NET Task ID 4870 | 0.0 |
Perform rough-ins, repair and replace fixtures and water heaters, and locate, repair, or remove leaking or broken pipes.O*NET Task ID 20144 | 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.
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