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Every job we score · release 2026-Q4

Every job, ranked by how much still needs a human.

Scores run 0 to 100: higher is safer. Each row shows the verdict, the share of the work that still needs a person, what AI can do today, how good the evidence is and when replacement could happen, always as a range. Click a job for the working.

How to read a row: the number is the Still needs a human score, out of 100, higher is safer; “AI replace?” is our answer to “Will AI replace this job?”; the bar is the task split: white AI does it, grey AI helps, amber needs a human.

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard TilesConstruction and Extraction · 47-2042
87↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
2048–2060+
24k
$56,460
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except BrickmasonsInstallation, Maintenance, and Repair · 49-9045
87↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
20592045–2060+
1k
$61,290
Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersConstruction and Extraction · 47-2051
88↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
2048–2060+
206k
$57,020
Maids and Housekeeping CleanersBuilding and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance · 37-2012
88↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
20602047–2060+
861k
$35,510
Helpers–RoofersConstruction and Extraction · 47-3016
88↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
2048–2060+
6k
$44,160
Roof Bolters, MiningConstruction and Extraction · 47-5043
88↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
2048–2060+
2k
$78,540
Tire BuildersProduction · 51-9197
88↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
2046–2060+
21k
$57,390
Recycling and Reclamation WorkersTransportation and Material Moving · 53-7062.04
88↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
20582044–2060+
3M
$40,240
Rock Splitters, QuarryConstruction and Extraction · 47-5051
88↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
2048–2060+
3k
$48,740
Helpers–CarpentersConstruction and Extraction · 47-3012
88↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
2048–2060+
22k
$43,780
DishwashersFood Preparation and Serving Related · 35-9021
88↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
20592045–2060+
477k
$34,810
Landscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersBuilding and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance · 37-3011
88↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
2046–2060+
953k
$39,150
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
StonemasonsConstruction and Extraction · 47-2022
88↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
2048–2060+
8k
$57,390
Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsTransportation and Material Moving · 53-7051
88↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
20582044–2060+
774k
$46,420
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment OperatorsConstruction and Extraction · 47-2071
88↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
2048–2060+
42k
$53,340
Helpers–Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco MasonsConstruction and Extraction · 47-3014
88↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
2048–2060+
7k
$40,470
Roustabouts, Oil and GasConstruction and Extraction · 47-5071
88↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
2048–2060+
45k
$46,960
Dredge OperatorsTransportation and Material Moving · 53-7031
89↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
20582044–2060+
1k
$49,640
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
Foundry Mold and CoremakersProduction · 51-4071
89↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
2046–2060+
13k
$48,110
Pile Driver OperatorsConstruction and Extraction · 47-2072
89↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
2048–2060+
2k
$73,300
Floor Sanders and FinishersConstruction and Extraction · 47-2043
89↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 0%Needs a human 100%
2048–2060+
4k
$50,440

Scores are 0 to 100. “Still needs a human” is higher-is-safer; “Can AI do it?” is the share of task time AI can handle today. means there is no direct test of AI against people in that job yet, so no parity number is shown. How we score · Download the data