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Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 3.9% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #458 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +3.9% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $49,910 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 29,500 in the US, with about 2,400 openings a year
The work, 17 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: Build structures19%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Perform general construction or extraction activities15%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Explain regulations, policies, or procedures12%
AI performed this in about 1 in 84 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
Still yours: Apply materials to fill gaps or imperfections8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Test characteristics of materials or products7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Position materials or components for assembly5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Move materials, equipment, or supplies3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect facilities or equipment3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain tools or equipment3%
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.
Still yours: Cut materials2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare reports of operational or procedural activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect completed work or finished products2%
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 104 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 2,400 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 47% of the workTile and Stone Setters2% AI does, against 12% here+9.8% by 2035 · $55,690 · No formal credential
- Shares 45% of the workCarpenters7% AI does, against 12% here+3.9% by 2035 · $60,580 · High school diploma
- Shares 40% of the workFence Erectors4% AI does, against 12% here+5.6% by 2035 · $47,980 · No formal credential
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 0.08, higher than 27% 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, 47-4090 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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