Operates various types of power construction equipment to excavate, move, and grade earth, as well as to erect structures or pour concrete. Also responsible for repairing and maintaining equipment as needed.
Type of Job:
White collar
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is expected to have a broad impact across nearly all categories of white-collar work. Jobs could be automated, augmented, or transformed.
What Constitutes Artificial intelligence (AI)?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a technology that allows systems, whether software or machine-based, to autonomously make predictions, recommendations, or decisions that impact both real and virtual environments without the need for constant human guidance or intervention.
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Author:
Giacomo Gaudenzi
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Will Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators be replaced by AI & Robots?
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators risk of being automated:
Low
This job has a low likelihood of substantial automation within the next 20 years, placing it in the lower quartile for automation probability among occupations.
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