AI Risk in Construction and Extraction: 58 Jobs Analyzed

Average AI risk: 17.8% . Average salary: $61,812 . Data updated March 2026.

Not all construction and extraction jobs face the same AI risk. Here's how 58 roles in this field compare.

Safest in Construction and Extraction

Roofers — 3% risk

Most Exposed in Construction and Extraction

Rock Splitters, Quarry — 53.0% risk

All 58 Jobs

  1. Roofers — 3% risk, $63,800
  2. Stonemasons — 3.0% risk, $60,500
  3. Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas — 3.2% risk, $62,100
  4. Segmental Pavers — 3.4% risk, $64,900
  5. Floor Sanders and Finishers — 3.9% risk, $62,100
  6. Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters — 4% risk, $62,700
  7. Construction Laborers — 4% risk, $62,100
  8. Electricians — 4% risk, $60,000
  9. Sheet Metal Workers — 4.2% risk, $60,500
  10. Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining — 4.3% risk, $62,100
  11. Glaziers — 4.6% risk, $60,500
  12. Helpers--Roofers — 4.8% risk, $62,700
  13. Highway Maintenance Workers — 4.9% risk, $62,700
  14. Carpenters — 5% risk, $60,500
  15. Insulation Workers, Mechanical — 5.6% risk, $61,600
  16. Fence Erectors — 5.8% risk, $61,600
  17. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers — 6.0% risk, $58,800
  18. Plasterers and Stucco Masons — 6.3% risk, $62,700
  19. Helpers--Extraction Workers — 6.5% risk, $64,900
  20. Roustabouts, Oil and Gas — 6.6% risk, $64,300
  21. Brickmasons and Blockmasons — 6.7% risk, $60,000
  22. Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators — 7.2% risk, $62,700
  23. Terrazzo Workers and Finishers — 7.4% risk, $62,700
  24. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators — 7.6% risk, $63,800
  25. Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas — 7.8% risk, $62,700
  26. Boilermakers — 7.9% risk, $59,400
  27. Painters, Construction and Maintenance — 8.3% risk, $61,600
  28. Hazardous Materials Removal Workers — 8.5% risk, $62,100
  29. Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers — 9.0% risk, $61,600
  30. Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas — 9.3% risk, $61,600
  31. Helpers--Electricians — 10.0% risk, $61,100
  32. Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators — 10.7% risk, $63,200
  33. Construction and Related Workers, All Other — 14.0% risk, $47,300
  34. Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters — 15.5% risk, $62,700
  35. Pipelayers — 16.1% risk, $62,100
  36. Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters — 16.5% risk, $62,100
  37. Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall — 21.7% risk, $61,100
  38. Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers — 22.4% risk, $63,200
  39. Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas — 24.1% risk, $61,100
  40. Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles — 25.5% risk, $61,600
  41. Carpet Installers — 25.7% risk, $61,100
  42. Construction and Building Inspectors — 27.9% risk, $60,500
  43. Paperhangers — 29.2% risk, $62,100
  44. Solar Photovoltaic Installers — 29.4% risk, $61,600
  45. Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters — 30.1% risk, $60,000
  46. Continuous Mining Machine Operators — 32.0% risk, $62,700
  47. Tile and Stone Setters — 34.1% risk, $62,700
  48. Structural Iron and Steel Workers — 34.2% risk, $61,100
  49. Roof Bolters, Mining — 36.5% risk, $63,800
  50. Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners — 39.8% risk, $63,800
  51. Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons — 40.1% risk, $61,600
  52. Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers — 41.1% risk, $61,100
  53. Helpers--Carpenters — 42.8% risk, $60,500
  54. Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining — 43.3% risk, $64,300
  55. Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers — 46.6% risk, $63,200
  56. Pile Driver Operators — 47.7% risk, $63,200
  57. Tapers — 49.0% risk, $63,800
  58. Rock Splitters, Quarry — 53.0% risk, $63,200