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24 sectors indexed. Showing role-level rankings for Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (21).
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Manufacturing (33)
63 roles • 77% avg exposure
Highest: Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Lowest: Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Show rankingAccommodation and Food Services (72)
20 roles • 76% avg exposure
Highest: Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Lowest: Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
Show rankingManufacturing (32)
25 roles • 76% avg exposure
Highest: Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Lowest: Machinists
Show rankingAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (11)
14 roles • 74% avg exposure
Highest: Agricultural Equipment Operators
Lowest: Logging Workers, All Other
Show rankingRetail Trade (45)
4 roles • 73% avg exposure
Highest: Parts Salespersons
Lowest: Advertising Sales Agents
Show rankingTransportation and Warehousing (48)
40 roles • 67% avg exposure
Highest: Bus Drivers, School
Lowest: Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Show rankingOther Services (except Public Administration) (81)
20 roles • 65% avg exposure
Highest: Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Lowest: Recreation Workers
Show rankingTransportation and Warehousing (49)
8 roles • 62% avg exposure
Highest: Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Lowest: Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
Show rankingUtilities (22)
15 roles • 61% avg exposure
Highest: Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Lowest: Civil Engineers
Show rankingMining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (21)
22 roles • 60% avg exposure
Highest: Floor Sanders and Finishers
Lowest: Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians
Show rankingReal Estate and Rental and Leasing (53)
17 roles • 60% avg exposure
Highest: Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Lowest: Quality Control Systems Managers
Show rankingConstruction (23)
41 roles • 59% avg exposure
Highest: Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Lowest: Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Show rankingManufacturing (31)
85 roles • 59% avg exposure
Highest: Sewing Machine Operators
Lowest: Solar Energy Systems Engineers
Show rankingRetail Trade (44)
3 roles • 59% avg exposure
Highest: Sales and Related Workers, All Other
Lowest: Insurance Sales Agents
Show rankingWholesale Trade (42)
12 roles • 59% avg exposure
Highest: Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Lowest: Sales Engineers
Show rankingArts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)
20 roles • 56% avg exposure
Highest: Manicurists and Pedicurists
Lowest: Set and Exhibit Designers
Show rankingAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (56)
61 roles • 55% avg exposure
Highest: Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Lowest: Chief Executives
Show rankingFinance and Insurance (52)
56 roles • 55% avg exposure
Highest: Order Clerks
Lowest: Architectural and Engineering Managers
Show rankingInformation (51)
18 roles • 52% avg exposure
Highest: Designers, All Other
Lowest: News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Show rankingProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)
187 roles • 52% avg exposure
Highest: Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Lowest: Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Show rankingManagement of Companies and Enterprises (55)
4 roles • 47% avg exposure
Highest: Tax Preparers
Lowest: Purchasing Managers
Show rankingHealth Care and Social Assistance (62)
151 roles • 41% avg exposure
Highest: Amusement and Recreation Attendants
Lowest: Nurse Anesthetists
Show rankingPublic Administration (92)
85 roles • 41% avg exposure
Highest: First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Lowest: Mental Health Counselors
Show rankingEducational Services (61)
45 roles • 34% avg exposure
Highest: Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Lowest: Archivists
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Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (21)
Highest automation exposure roles in this sector. Showing top 22 results.
#1Medium confidenceExecutionFSFloor Sanders and Finishers
Construction and Extraction • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
A large share of Floor Sanders and Finishers tasks are currently automatable in Iron Ore Mining.
Exposure benchmark: 82% • SOC 47-2043.00
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#2High confidenceWorkflowCMContinuous Mining Machine Operators
Construction and Extraction • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Continuous Mining Machine Operators shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 73% • SOC 47-5041.00
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#3High confidenceAnalysisPPaperhangers
Construction and Extraction • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Paperhangers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 73% • SOC 47-2142.00
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#4Low confidenceProductivityRBRoof Bolters, Mining
Construction and Extraction • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Roof Bolters, Mining shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 73% • SOC 47-5043.00
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#5High confidenceInsightSUService Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
Construction and Extraction • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 73% • SOC 47-5013.00
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#6High confidenceWorkflowBABrickmasons and Blockmasons
Construction and Extraction • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Brickmasons and Blockmasons shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 71% • SOC 47-2021.00
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#7High confidenceProductivityCCarpenters
Construction and Extraction • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Carpenters shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 65% • SOC 47-2031.00
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#8High confidenceCoordinationHWHelpers--Extraction Workers
Construction and Extraction • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Helpers--Extraction Workers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 65% • SOC 47-5081.00
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#9Medium confidenceExecutionIWInsulation Workers, Mechanical
Construction and Extraction • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Insulation Workers, Mechanical shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 65% • SOC 47-2132.00
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#10High confidenceSystemsWIWeatherization Installers and Technicians
Construction and Extraction • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Weatherization Installers and Technicians shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 64% • SOC 47-4099.03
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#11Medium confidenceOperationsEAElevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Construction and Extraction • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 63% • SOC 47-4021.00
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#12Medium confidenceCoordinationRORoustabouts, Oil and Gas
Construction and Extraction • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 63% • SOC 47-5071.00
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#13Medium confidenceExecutionSStonemasons
Construction and Extraction • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Stonemasons shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 62% • SOC 47-2022.00
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#14Medium confidenceExecutionFSFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Construction and Extraction • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 57% • SOC 47-1011.00
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#15High confidenceInsightEWExplosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Construction and Extraction • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 56% • SOC 47-5032.00
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#16High confidenceInsightPDPile Driver Operators
Construction and Extraction • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Pile Driver Operators is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 54% • SOC 47-2072.00
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#17High confidenceProductivityLALoading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining
Construction and Extraction • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 53% • SOC 47-5044.00
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#18High confidenceToolingHPHelpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Construction and Extraction • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 52% • SOC 47-3015.00
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#19High confidenceInsightBBoilermakers
Construction and Extraction • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Boilermakers is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 41% • SOC 47-2011.00
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#20High confidenceProductivityEElectricians
Construction and Extraction • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Electricians is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 41% • SOC 47-2111.00
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#21High confidenceInsightPPPlumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Construction and Extraction • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 41% • SOC 47-2152.00
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#22High confidenceSystemsSTSolar Thermal Installers and Technicians
Construction and Extraction • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians remains mostly human-led, with selective automation opportunities in support work.
Exposure benchmark: 39% • SOC 47-2152.04
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