Construction and Building Inspectors
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Calculated automation risk
Low Risk (21-40%): Jobs in this level have a limited risk of automation, as they demand a mix of technical and human-centric skills.
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User poll
Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 32% chance of automation.
What do you think the risk of automation is?
What is the likelihood that Construction and Building Inspectors will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
Sentiment
The following graph is included wherever there is a substantial amount of votes to render meaningful data. These visual representations display user poll results over time, providing a significant indication of sentiment trends.
Sentiment over time (yearly)
Growth
The number of 'Construction and Building Inspectors' job openings is expected to remain the same by 2033
Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2025.
Wages
In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Construction and Building Inspectors' was $67,700, or $32 per hour
'Construction and Building Inspectors' were paid 40.9% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060
Wages over time
Volume
As of 2023 there were 133,640 people employed as 'Construction and Building Inspectors' within the United States.
This represents around 0.09% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 1 thousand people are employed as 'Construction and Building Inspectors'.
Job description
Inspect structures using engineering skills to determine structural soundness and compliance with specifications, building codes, and other regulations. Inspections may be general in nature or may be limited to a specific area, such as electrical systems or plumbing.
SOC Code: 47-4011.00
Comments
With all of this said, I believe the human element is still going to be needed in terms of engineering judgment, intuition, decision making and interpersonal communication with contractors and the in addressing the public as well.
A future civil construction inspector, will probably evolve into sort of an assistant field project manager or an assistant project engineer. They might be managing perhaps 2 to 4 field robots or AI oriented project systems.
So, this type of job won't disappear anytime soon, but it will evolve and change in its overall nature somewhat.
AI and robotics will basically increase overall worker productivity and accuracy in the inspection field. Future Inspectors will be able to handle more tasks simultaneously and more accurately. AI will help us identify potential problems faster and find relevant project information faster, but engineering judgment, intuition, decision making and communication skills are still going to require that human element involved.
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