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24 sectors indexed. Showing role-level rankings for Construction (23).
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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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Construction (23)
Highest automation exposure roles in this sector. Showing top 41 results.
#1High confidenceWorkflowPSPaving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 74% • SOC 47-2071.00
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#2High confidenceSystemsHHelpers--Electricians
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Helpers--Electricians shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 73% • SOC 47-3013.00
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#3High confidenceSystemsTWTerrazzo Workers and Finishers
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 72% • SOC 47-2053.00
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#4High confidenceExecutionPCPainters, Construction and Maintenance
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Painters, Construction and Maintenance shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 71% • SOC 47-2141.00
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#5High confidenceToolingSPSolar Photovoltaic Installers
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Solar Photovoltaic Installers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 71% • SOC 47-2231.00
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#6High confidencePlanningEAElectro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians
Architecture and Engineering • Construction
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 70% • SOC 17-3024.00
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#7Medium confidenceToolingCICarpet Installers
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Carpet Installers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 69% • SOC 47-2041.00
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#8High confidenceCoordinationCLConstruction Laborers
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Construction Laborers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 67% • SOC 47-2061.00
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#9Medium confidenceExecutionSPSegmental Pavers
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Segmental Pavers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 67% • SOC 47-4091.00
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#10Medium confidenceWorkflowDODerrick Operators, Oil and Gas
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 66% • SOC 47-5011.00
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#11High confidencePlanningGGlaziers
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Glaziers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 65% • SOC 47-2121.00
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#12Medium confidenceCoordinationIWInsulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 65% • SOC 47-2131.00
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#13High confidenceCoordinationHBHelpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 64% • SOC 47-3011.00
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#14High confidenceExecutionOEOperating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 64% • SOC 47-2073.00
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#15High confidenceSystemsSIStructural Iron and Steel Workers
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Structural Iron and Steel Workers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 64% • SOC 47-2221.00
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#16Medium confidenceOperationsRDRotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 63% • SOC 47-5012.00
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#17High confidenceOperationsRRoofers
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Roofers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 62% • SOC 47-2181.00
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#18Medium confidenceAnalysisTTapers
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Tapers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 62% • SOC 47-2082.00
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#19High confidenceAnalysisEDEarth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 59% • SOC 47-5023.00
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#20High confidenceSystemsHMHighway Maintenance Workers
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Highway Maintenance Workers is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 59% • SOC 47-4051.00
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#21Medium confidenceOperationsRSRock Splitters, Quarry
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Rock Splitters, Quarry is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 59% • SOC 47-5051.00
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#22High confidenceOperationsCTCalibration Technologists and Technicians
Architecture and Engineering • Construction
Calibration Technologists and Technicians is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 57% • SOC 17-3028.00
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#23High confidenceProductivityHHelpers--Carpenters
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Helpers--Carpenters is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 57% • SOC 47-3012.00
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#24High confidenceSystemsRIReinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 56% • SOC 47-2171.00
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#25High confidenceCoordinationIEIndustrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Architecture and Engineering • Construction
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 55% • SOC 17-3026.00
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#26High confidenceSystemsSSurveyors
Architecture and Engineering • Construction
Surveyors is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 55% • SOC 17-1022.00
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#27Medium confidenceInsightEAExcavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 54% • SOC 47-5022.00
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#28Medium confidenceAnalysisFLFloor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 54% • SOC 47-2042.00
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#29High confidenceProductivityCAConstruction and Building Inspectors
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Construction and Building Inspectors is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 53% • SOC 47-4011.00
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#30High confidenceCoordinationRLRail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 53% • SOC 47-4061.00
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#31High confidenceOperationsSASurveying and Mapping Technicians
Architecture and Engineering • Construction
Surveying and Mapping Technicians is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 53% • SOC 17-3031.00
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#32Medium confidenceAnalysisTATile and Stone Setters
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Tile and Stone Setters is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 53% • SOC 47-2044.00
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#33High confidenceCoordinationEEElectrical Engineers
Architecture and Engineering • Construction
Electrical Engineers is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 52% • SOC 17-2071.00
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#34Low confidenceSystemsEWExtraction Workers, All Other
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Extraction Workers, All Other is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 52% • SOC 47-5099.00
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#35High confidenceProductivityDADrywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 50% • SOC 47-2081.00
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#36Low confidenceProductivityHCHelpers, Construction Trades, All Other
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 50% • SOC 47-3019.00
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#37Low confidenceExecutionCAConstruction and Related Workers, All Other
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Construction and Related Workers, All Other is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 46% • SOC 47-4099.00
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#38High confidenceInsightWEWater/Wastewater Engineers
Architecture and Engineering • Construction
Water/Wastewater Engineers is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 46% • SOC 17-2051.02
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#39High confidenceInsightHMHazardous Materials Removal Workers
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 42% • SOC 47-4041.00
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#40Medium confidenceExecutionSESolar Energy Installation Managers
Construction and Extraction • Construction
Solar Energy Installation Managers is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 42% • SOC 47-1011.03
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#41High confidencePlanningEEEnvironmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Architecture and Engineering • Construction
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 40% • SOC 17-3025.00
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