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First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 5% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #446 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +5% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $79,920 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 913,300 in the US, with about 67,000 openings a year
The work, 19 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: Direct construction or extraction activities31%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Determine resource needs of projects or operations8%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,590 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Evaluate green technologies or processes5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Assess characteristics of land or property5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor operations to ensure adequate performance4%
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.
Still yours: Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Plan work activities4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 720 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
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: Train others on operational or work procedures3%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
Still yours: Position materials or components for assembly3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Identify business or organizational opportunities3%
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: Perform general construction or extraction activities3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Estimate project development or operational costs3%
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 helps with this: Create visual designs or displays2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 78 conversations, and it got them there 40% of the time.
AI helps with this: Evaluate designs, specifications, or other technical data1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 903 conversations, and it got them there 86% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 105 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 67,000 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
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- Shares 26% of the workMedical Equipment Repairers2% AI does, against 13% here+12.6% by 2035 · $61,660 · Associate’s degree
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On the wire.
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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 0.11, higher than 37% 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, 47-1011 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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