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Construction & Extraction · Updated Aug 2026

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete, such as floors, walks, sidewalks, roads, or curbs using a variety of hand and power tools. Align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters; patch voids; and use saws to cut expansion joints.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
52/100
Moderate

How much of this occupation’s work can be materially affected by current AI systems.

Replacement Risk
39/100
Low

How likely exposure is to translate into reduced human demand.

Includes provisional estimates for AI adoption pressure and labour-market resilience. How this is measured

Evidence quality
Confidence81/100
Task coverage82%

Confidence reflects task coverage, mapping and capability-evidence quality, and how much of the score rests on provisional inputs.

Task-level evidence

What is driving the score?

Occupation scores are built from the task mix—not a single prediction about a job title.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
TaskImportanceAI impactExposure
Check the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly constructed.High
72
Spread, level, and smooth concrete, using rake, shovel, hand or power trowel, hand or power screed, and float.High
66
Mold expansion joints and edges, using edging tools, jointers, and straightedge.Medium
64
Set the forms that hold concrete to the desired pitch and depth, and align them.High
66
Direct the casting of the concrete and supervise laborers who use shovels or special tools to spread it.Medium
64
Wet surface to prepare for bonding, fill holes and cracks with grout or slurry, and smooth, using trowel.Medium
66
Apply hardening and sealing compounds to cure surface of concrete, and waterproof or restore surface.Medium
66
Mix cement, sand, and water to produce concrete, grout, or slurry, using hoe, trowel, tamper, scraper, or concrete-mixing machine.Medium
63
Chip, scrape, and grind high spots, ridges, and rough projections to finish concrete, using pneumatic chisels, power grinders, or hand tools.Medium
63
Waterproof or restore concrete surfaces, using appropriate compounds.Medium
66
Wet concrete surface, and rub with stone to smooth surface and obtain specified finish.Medium
66
Monitor how the wind, heat, or cold affect the curing of the concrete throughout the entire process.Medium
29
Sprinkle colored marble or stone chips, powdered steel, or coloring powder over surface to produce prescribed finish.Medium
66
Spread roofing paper on surface of foundation, and spread concrete onto roofing paper with trowel to form terrazzo base.Low
66
Clean chipped area, using wire brush, and feel and observe surface to determine if it is rough or uneven.Medium
30
Signal truck driver to position truck to facilitate pouring concrete, and move chute to direct concrete on forms.Medium
14
Build wooden molds, and clamp molds around area to be repaired, using hand tools.Medium
23
Cut metal division strips, and press them into terrazzo base so that top edges form desired design or pattern.Medium
21
Install anchor bolts, steel plates, door sills and other fixtures in freshly poured concrete or pattern or stamp the surface to provide a decorative finish.Medium
16
Cut out damaged areas, drill holes for reinforcing rods, and position reinforcing rods to repair concrete, using power saw and drill.Medium
15
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

Routine, digitized, and highly repeatable tasks face the greatest pressure.

  1. Check the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly constructed.72
  2. Spread, level, and smooth concrete, using rake, shovel, hand or power trowel, hand or power screed, and float.66
  3. Set the forms that hold concrete to the desired pitch and depth, and align them.66
  4. Wet surface to prepare for bonding, fill holes and cracks with grout or slurry, and smooth, using trowel.66
Hardest to automate

Where people still matter

These tasks score lowest on automation feasibility—physical presence, judgement, accountability and real-world variability all resist end-to-end automation.

  1. Signal truck driver to position truck to facilitate pouring concrete, and move chute to direct concrete on forms.01
  2. Cut out damaged areas, drill holes for reinforcing rods, and position reinforcing rods to repair concrete, using power saw and drill.02
  3. Install anchor bolts, steel plates, door sills and other fixtures in freshly poured concrete or pattern or stamp the surface to provide a decorative finish.03
  4. Cut metal division strips, and press them into terrazzo base so that top edges form desired design or pattern.04
  5. Build wooden molds, and clamp molds around area to be repaired, using hand tools.05
Where else this work leads

Related occupations

Occupations O*NET links to this one. Relatedness reflects shared work, not a claim that these roles are safer.

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Beyond AI capability

Adoption and labour-market outlook

Structural factors are kept separate from raw capability so you can see what actually resists automation. Adoption pressure and labour-market resilience are still provisional models—25% of this occupation’s replacement-risk weight rests on them.

Human dependency64
Physical dependency73
Adoption pressure39
Labour-market resilience67
Methodology & sources

O*NET 30.3 occupational data interpreted through the JobsVsAI capability, automation and structural-constraint models.

Confidence81/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
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