Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
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 74 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
Mix mortar, plaster, and grout, manually or using machines, according to standard formulas.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Erect scaffolding or other installation structures.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Cut materials to specified sizes for installation, using power saws or tile cutters.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Modify material moving, mixing, grouting, grinding, polishing, or cleaning procedures, according to installation or material requirements.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Transport materials, tools, or machines to installation sites, manually or using conveyance equipment.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Jobs you could switch to
If you're thinking about a change, these are jobs your experience already fits—related work you could move into. Pick your area to see local options.
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What the move takes
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Skills you already have
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What the move takes
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Skills you already have
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What the move takes
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Getting ready typically takes up to about a year.
Skills you already have
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New skills to build
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What the move takes
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Skills you already have
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Your current skills largely cover this move.
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Skills you already have
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Your current skills largely cover this move.
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Skills you already have
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Skills you already have
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Skills you already have
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What the move takes
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Skills you already have
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Your current skills largely cover this move.