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AI exposure Construction and extraction

Will AI replace reinforcing iron and rebar workers?

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers. US occupation 47-2171.

0.0%

of the time reinforcing iron and rebar workers spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of reinforcing iron and rebar workers' 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 reinforcing iron and rebar workersWhat reinforcing iron and rebar workers no longer do alone

O*NET lists 7 tasks for reinforcing iron and rebar workers. None of them shows meaningful AI use at work yet.

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

7 of the 7 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Bend steel rods with hand tools or rod-bending machines and weld them with arc-welding equipment.Core task
  • Cut and fit wire mesh or fabric, using hooked rods, and position fabric or mesh in concrete to reinforce concrete.Core task
  • Cut rods to required lengths, using metal shears, hacksaws, bar cutters, or acetylene torches.Core task
  • Determine quantities, sizes, shapes, and locations of reinforcing rods from blueprints, sketches, or oral instructions.Core task
  • Place blocks under rebar to hold the bars off the deck when reinforcing floors.Core task
  • Position and secure steel bars, rods, cables, or mesh in concrete forms, using fasteners, rod-bending machines, blowtorches, or hand tools.Core task
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  • Space and fasten together rods in forms according to blueprints, using wire and pliers.Core task

How that compares

Among the 56 construction and extraction occupations, reinforcing iron and rebar workers rank 44. 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

Level with 0.0%

  1. 346Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons 0.0%
  2. 346Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 0.0%
  3. 346Rehabilitation Counselors 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.