Construction Laborers

Moderate Risk
53%

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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
56%
(Moderate Risk)
POLLING
51%
(Moderate Risk, Based on 277 votes)
Average: 53%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
8.2%
by year 2033
WAGES
$45,300
or $21.78 per hour
Volume
1,019,090
as of 2023
SUMMARY
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JOB SCORE
5.2/10
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We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

56% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): Occupations with a moderate risk of automation usually involve routine tasks but still require some human judgment and interaction.

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Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

  • Finger Dexterity

User poll

51% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 56% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Construction Laborers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Sentiment

The following graph is shown where there are enough votes to produce meaningful data. It displays user poll results over time, providing a clear indication of sentiment trends.

Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Construction Laborers' job openings is expected to rise 8.2% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Construction Laborers' was $45,300, or $22 per hour

'Construction Laborers' were paid 5.7% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 1,019,090 people employed as 'Construction Laborers' within the United States.

This represents around 0.7% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 149 people are employed as 'Construction Laborers'.

Job description

Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris, and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers.

SOC Code: 47-2061.00

Comments (13)

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Sksjsj (No chance)
03 Aug 2025 13:05
There is no chance that human labor will ever be 100% automated especialy in such place as construction sitd
Zay (No chance)
26 Mar 2025 04:41
The different tasks I perform each day and movements I make with my body would be hard for any machine to make. Also, talking with different people. Trying to be nice to management. The environment could have very unexpected elements while working. Machines break.
Lefty (Low)
08 Jul 2024 07:20
Too complicated and varied. Too many factors.
Joe (No chance)
13 Dec 2023 06:57
I replaced windows for 3 years, no way in hell do i see a robot being able to do that in residential units.
Riley Tiemann (No chance)
15 Nov 2022 20:58
Creating a machine that can adequately use at least 10 tools per job, while figuring out the best tool for the job would be virtually impossible.
Ningyuan Wang (Highly likely)
29 May 2022 20:46
Reducing the costs of manual labor has always been on the agenda to increase or maintain profits for employers. These employers are inevitably profit-driven, or they risk being competed out of the business.
Anonymous (Highly likely)
29 Sep 2021 00:29
I’m sure Boston dynamics already has a construction worker robot.
Steve Irwin
21 Aug 2021 11:28
As long as they make less of a mess in the lunch rooms and toilets I don't mind.
Ramesh (Highly likely)
09 Dec 2020 02:27
I saw a video about robots doing construction work very fast and accurate.
It geek
30 Jul 2020 01:46
3D printing in large scale will build your home in 72 hours, why do you need more people standing there pointing and hammering plywood? Don't worry about brick on your head. All material will be recycle, and if you get tired of your house, bull dose and build a new home while you go for a vacation. See this company Winsun from China and the home they build for Africa
TeroBau (Low)
02 Nov 2021 01:48
bruh, 3d printing just looks good but isn't. It just prints the skeleton. The muscles, pillars, interior structures, plumbing, and electrical arrangement should all be done by humans my silly friend.
Mark Corbin (Low)
04 Jun 2020 06:24
AI will have to be able to get around work sites with out tripping over loose material on the job site. Or be able to put siding on a wall like humans can.
Kid
17 Jan 2020 15:07
plz no i don't want a robot to accidentally drop a brick on my head
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