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Construction and Building Inspectors
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects the number of these jobs to hold steady to 2035.
- Rank
- #374 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- 0% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $74,690 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 153,900 in the US, with about 14,800 openings a year
The work, 28 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Analyze data to improve operations16%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect facilities or equipment10%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Identify business or organizational opportunities7%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,883 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor operations to ensure compliance with regulations or standards7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor operations to ensure adequate performance6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Authorize business activities or transactions5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect completed work or finished products4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Read documents or materials to inform work processes4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
Still yours: Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Analyze business or financial risks3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Evaluate the characteristics, usefulness, or performance of products or technologies3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 237 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
AI does this: Advise others on business or operational matters3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 290 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI helps with this: Test performance of equipment or systems3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,100 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
AI does this: Explain regulations, policies, or procedures3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 84 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
Still yours: Investigate the environmental impact of industrial or development activities3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Respond to customer problems or inquiries2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 6 Copilot conversations and completed it 84% of the time.
Still yours: Test characteristics of materials or products2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Develop technical specifications for products or operations2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,901 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Evaluate condition of financial assets, property, or other resources2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Assess characteristics of land or property2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Direct construction or extraction activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Verify personal information1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 782 conversations, and it got them there 83% of the time.
Still yours: Estimate project development or operational costs1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Test sites or materials for environmental hazards1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 100 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 14,800 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 22% of the workFood Service Managers9% AI does, against 18% here+5.8% by 2035 · $69,390 · High school diploma
- Shares 22% of the workIndustrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians10% AI does, against 18% here+3.1% by 2035 · $66,120 · Associate’s degree
- Shares 21% of the workHeating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers6% AI does, against 18% here+10.9% by 2035 · $61,010 · Postsecondary certificate
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Work front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.12, higher than 40% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 47-4011 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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