Will AI replace other construction workers?
10 jobs scored. On average 84% of the task time in these jobs still needs a person, and the family averages 83 out of 100 on Still needs a human, where higher is safer.
83
Average Still needs a human score, 0 to 100 ↑ safer. Will AI replace them? Nah.
10
Jobs scored in this family
84%
Average share of Task timeHow a job’s working hours divide between its tasks. Tasks that matter more and come up more often get a bigger share.More in the glossary that still needs a person
655k
US workers in these jobs
How the work could shift in Other Construction Workers
The share of US workers in these jobs whose job would sit in each band, from today to 2060.
Today
71%
of US workers in this family are in jobs that mostly need a person (our top band, Nah.)
0% are in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)
By 2045
51%
of US workers in this family would still be in jobs that mostly need a person (our top band, Nah.)
13% would be in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)
By 2060
51%
of US workers in this family would still be in jobs that mostly need a person (our top band, Nah.)
45% would be in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)
Each job's score moves towards the bottom band (Largely: AI could largely do the job) by the year it could be largely automated, slowly at first and faster later, as adoption usually goes. Each job is run as ten scenarios across its replacement range, so every figure mixes early and late outcomes. The model stops at 2060. How the timeline works
Will AI replace the job?Largely.Mostly.Partly.A little.Nah.
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| Year | Largely | Mostly | Partly | A little | Nah |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today (2026) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 28.8% | 71.2% |
| 2030 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 39.2% | 60.8% |
| 2035 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 15.6% | 33.3% | 51.0% |
| 2040 | 0.0% | 18.8% | 23.5% | 6.7% | 51.0% |
| 2045 | 13.4% | 23.8% | 8.8% | 2.9% | 51.0% |
| 2050 | 27.4% | 17.6% | 1.1% | 2.9% | 51.0% |
| 2055 | 39.9% | 6.2% | 0.0% | 2.9% | 51.0% |
| 2060 | 45.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 2.9% | 51.0% |
Every job in Other Construction Workers, ranked
Energy AuditorsConstruction and Extraction · 47-4011.01
73↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 0%AI helps 56%Needs a human 44%
20532047–2060+
147k
$74,690
Construction and Building InspectorsConstruction and Extraction · 47-4011
79↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 0%AI helps 30%Needs a human 70%
20552047–2060+
147k
$74,690
Weatherization Installers and TechniciansConstruction and Extraction · 47-4099.03
80↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 34%Needs a human 66%
20562047–2060+
28k
$49,910
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe CleanersConstruction and Extraction · 47-4071
83↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 14%Needs a human 86%
20582048–2060+
31k
$49,880
Elevator and Escalator Installers and RepairersConstruction and Extraction · 47-4021
84↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 7%Needs a human 93%
20592048–2060+
24k
$109,910
Hazardous Materials Removal WorkersConstruction and Extraction · 47-4041
85↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 7%Needs a human 93%
2048–2060+
52k
$49,450
Fence ErectorsConstruction and Extraction · 47-4031
86↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 5%Needs a human 95%
2047–2060+
24k
$47,980
Segmental PaversConstruction and Extraction · 47-4091
86↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 8%Needs a human 92%
2048–2060+
28k
$49,910
Highway Maintenance WorkersConstruction and Extraction · 47-4051
88↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
2048–2060+
155k
$50,260
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment OperatorsConstruction and Extraction · 47-4061
89↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
2048–2060+
20k
$70,070