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AI exposure Installation, maintenance and repair

Will AI replace refractory materials repairers?

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons. US occupation 49-9045.

0.0%

of the time refractory materials repairers spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of refractory materials repairers' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 346 of 756 US occupations. No AI use seen in the work yet, along with 410 other occupations.No handover started yet, along with 410 other occupations.

Average US job 7.7%

Among the least exposed jobs there are.Still waiting for liberation.

What AI already does for refractory materials repairersWhat refractory materials repairers no longer do alone

O*NET lists 10 tasks for refractory materials repairers. None of them shows meaningful AI use at work yet.

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

10 of the 10 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Chip slag from linings of ladles or remove linings when beyond repair, using hammers and chisels.Core task
  • Mix specified amounts of sand, clay, mortar powder, and water to form refractory clay or mortar, using shovels or mixing machines.Core task
  • Reline or repair ladles and pouring spouts with refractory clay, using trowels.Core task
  • Climb scaffolding, carrying hoses, and spray surfaces of cupolas with refractory mixtures, using spray equipment.
  • Dry and bake new linings by placing inverted linings over burners, building fires in ladles, or by using blowtorches.
  • Dump and tamp clay in molds, using tamping tools.
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  • Measure furnace walls to determine dimensions and cut required number of sheets from plastic block, using saws.
  • Remove worn or damaged plastic block refractory linings of furnaces, using hand tools.
  • Spread mortar on stopper heads and rods, using trowels, and slide brick sleeves over rods to form refractory jackets.
  • Transfer clay structures to curing ovens, melting tanks, and drawing kilns, using forklifts.

How that compares

Among the 50 installation, maintenance and repair occupations, refractory materials repairers rank 44. The group averages 0.7%, and its most exposed job is Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers at 10.7%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

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  1. 346Recreation Workers 0.0%
  2. 346Recreational Therapists 0.0%
  3. 346Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians 0.0%

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.