Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
The short answer
This job is less likely to change much. Most of the work is the kind AI can't help with. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to shrink over the next decade, with about 608 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the least exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. Most of what it involves isn't the kind of work AI can take over.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with a small part of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the least exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
This job is in the least exposed fifth of New York jobs for AI exposure. The tasks below show why: most of what it involves is work AI can't simply take over.
Almost none of this job's tasks are the kind AI can help with or automate.
Tasks AI can't do much of
Check the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly constructed.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Set the forms that hold concrete to the desired pitch and depth, and align them.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Spread, level, and smooth concrete, using rake, shovel, hand or power trowel, hand or power screed, and float.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Monitor how the wind, heat, or cold affect the curing of the concrete throughout the entire process.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Mold expansion joints and edges, using edging tools, jointers, and straightedge.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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