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AI exposure Construction and extraction

Will AI replace first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers?

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers. US occupation 47-1011.

3.0%

of the time first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 299 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 59% of them.Further along than 59% of them.

Average US job 7.7%

Around the middle of the pack.Keeping pace with the average job.

What AI already does for first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workersWhat first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers no longer do alone

O*NET lists 30 tasks for first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers. AI use at work shows up in 1 of them. Each score runs from 0.5, where every observed use helps a person with the task, to 1, where every use does the task outright.

  1. Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures.Core task mostly automated 1.00

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

29 of the 30 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Analyze worker or production problems and recommend solutions, such as improving production methods or implementing motivational plans.Core task
  • Arrange for repairs of equipment or machinery.Core task
  • Assess potential solar installation sites to determine feasibility and design requirements.Core task
  • Assess system performance or functionality at the system, subsystem, and component levels.Core task
  • Assign work to employees, based on material or worker requirements of specific jobs.Core task
  • Confer with managerial or technical personnel, other departments, or contractors to resolve problems or to coordinate activities.Core task
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  • Coordinate or schedule building inspections for solar installation projects.Core task
  • Coordinate work activities with other construction project activities.Core task
  • Estimate material or worker requirements to complete jobs.Core task
  • Estimate materials, equipment, and personnel needed for residential or commercial solar installation projects.Core task
  • Identify means to reduce costs, minimize risks, or increase efficiency of solar installation projects.Core task
  • Inspect work progress, equipment, or construction sites to verify safety or to ensure that specifications are met.Core task
  • Locate, measure, and mark site locations or placement of structures or equipment, using measuring and marking equipment.Core task
  • Monitor work of contractors and subcontractors to ensure projects conform to plans, specifications, schedules, or budgets.Core task
  • Order or requisition materials or supplies.Core task
  • Perform start-up of systems for testing or customer implementation.Core task
  • Plan and coordinate installations of photovoltaic (PV) solar and solar thermal systems to ensure conformance to codes.Core task
  • Prepare solar installation project proposals, quotes, budgets, or schedules.Core task
  • Provide assistance to workers engaged in construction or extraction activities, using hand tools or other equipment.Core task
  • Provide technical assistance to installers, technicians, or other solar professionals in areas such as solar electric systems, solar thermal systems, electrical systems, or mechanical systems.Core task
  • Purchase or rent equipment for solar energy system installation.Core task
  • Record information, such as personnel, production, or operational data on specified forms or reports.Core task
  • Suggest or initiate personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, or hires.Core task
  • Supervise solar installers, technicians, and subcontractors for solar installation projects to ensure compliance with safety standards.Core task
  • Supervise, coordinate, or schedule the activities of construction or extractive workers.Core task
  • Train workers in construction methods, operation of equipment, safety procedures, or company policies.Core task
  • Visit customer sites to determine solar system needs, requirements, or specifications.Core task
  • Develop and maintain system architecture, including all piping, instrumentation, or process flow diagrams.
  • Evaluate subcontractors or subcontractor bids for quality, cost, and reliability.

How that compares

Among the 56 construction and extraction occupations, first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers rank 4. The group averages 0.4%, and its most exposed job is Structural Iron and Steel Workers at 4.9%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

Just above in the ranking

  1. 293Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 3.2%
  2. 297Architectural and Engineering Managers 3.1%
  3. 297Dentists, General 3.1%

Just below

  1. 304Construction Laborers 2.8%
  2. 304Driver/Sales Workers 2.8%
  3. 304Historians 2.8%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.