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Will AI replace terrazzo workers and finishers?

Terrazzo Workers and Finishers. US occupation 47-2053.

0.0%

of the time terrazzo workers and finishers spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of terrazzo workers and finishers' 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 terrazzo workers and finishersWhat terrazzo workers and finishers no longer do alone

O*NET lists 26 tasks for terrazzo workers and finishers. None of them shows meaningful AI use at work yet.

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

26 of the 26 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Blend marble chip mixtures, place into panels, and push a roller over the surface to embed the chips.Core task
  • Chip, scrape, or grind high spots, ridges, or rough projections to finish concrete, using pneumatic chisel, hand chisel, or other hand tools.Core task
  • Clean chipped area, using wire brush, and feel and observe surface to determine if it is rough or uneven.Core task
  • Clean installation site, mixing and storage areas, tools, machines, and equipment, and store materials and equipment.Core task
  • Cut metal division strips and press them into the terrazzo base for joints or changes of color to form designs or patterns or to help prevent cracks.Core task
  • Fill slight grinding depressions with matching grout material and hand-trowel for a smooth, uniform surface.Core task
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  • Grind curved surfaces or areas inaccessible to surfacing machine, such as stairways or cabinet tops, with portable hand grinder.Core task
  • Grind surfaces with a power grinder, or polish surfaces with polishing or surfacing machines.Core task
  • Measure designated amounts of ingredients for terrazzo or grout, according to standard formulas and specifications, using graduated containers and scales, and load ingredients into portable mixer.Core task
  • Mix cement, sand, and water to produce concrete, grout, or slurry, using hoe, trowel, tamper, scraper, or concrete-mixing machine.Core task
  • Modify mixing, grouting, grinding, or cleaning procedures, according to type of installation or material used.Core task
  • Mold expansion joints and edges, using edging tools, jointers, or straightedges.Core task
  • Move terrazzo installation materials, tools, machines, or work devices to work areas, manually or using wheelbarrow.Core task
  • Position and secure moisture membrane and wire mesh in preparation for pouring base materials for terrazzo installation.Core task
  • Spread, level, or smooth concrete or terrazzo mixtures to form bases or finished surfaces, using rakes, shovels, hand or power trowels, hand or power screeds, or floats.Core task
  • Sprinkle colored marble or stone chips, powdered steel, or coloring powder over surface to produce prescribed finish.Core task
  • Wash polished terrazzo surface, using cleaner and water, and apply sealer and curing agent according to manufacturer's specifications, using brush or sprayer.Core task
  • Wet surface to prepare for bonding, fill holes and cracks with grout or slurry, and smooth with a trowel.Core task
  • Build wooden molds, clamping molds around areas to be repaired, or setting up frames to the proper depth and alignment.
  • Precast terrazzo blocks in wooden forms.
  • Produce rough concrete surface, using broom.
  • Remove frames when the foundation is dry.
  • Repair concrete by cutting out damaged areas, drilling holes for reinforcing rods, and positioning reinforcing rods, using power saw and drill.
  • Signal truck driver to position truck to facilitate pouring concrete and move chute to direct concrete on forms.
  • Spread roofing paper on surface of foundation and spread concrete onto roofing paper with trowel to form terrazzo base.
  • Wet concrete surface and rub with stone to smooth surface and obtain specified finish.

How that compares

Among the 56 construction and extraction occupations, terrazzo workers and finishers rank 55. 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%.

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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.