← Risk register Form CI-S · reviewed 2026-08-11

Construction & AI

60 occupations · 6,425,200 US workers · $384.0B in annual wages

How this sector scores

Construction averages 60/100 across its occupations, or 66/100 weighted by how many people actually work each one. No sector is uniformly anything — the spread below is the point.

COOKED 0 · EXPOSED 41 · SAFE 19 · 5 contested

Most protected
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 86

Most exposed
Helpers--Carpenters 43

Occupation Verdict Resistance Where it holdsT·E·L·R·J Workers
Construction Laborers EXPOSED 52/100 T E L R J 1,096,780
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers SAFE 73/100 T E L R J 812,210
Electricians SAFE 80/100 T E L R J 757,220
Carpenters SAFE 68/100 T E L R J 670,090
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators EXPOSED 64/100 T E L R J 478,090
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters SAFE 86/100 T E L R J 465,840
Painters, Construction and Maintenance EXPOSED 65/100 T E L R J 225,190
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers EXPOSED 58/100 T E L R J 206,170
Highway Maintenance Workers EXPOSED 58/100 T E L R J 154,960
Construction and Building Inspectors EXPOSED 64/100 T E L R J 146,720
Roofers SAFE 70/100 T E L R J 135,490
Sheet Metal Workers SAFE 67/100 T E L R J 119,770
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers EXPOSED 64/100 T E L R J 83,080
Structural Iron and Steel Workers SAFE 68/100 T E L R J 68,380
Helpers--Electricians EXPOSED 48/100 T E L R J 63,630
Glaziers EXPOSED 65/100 T E L R J 58,480
Brickmasons and Blockmasons SAFE 68/100 T E L R J 52,550
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers SAFE 68/100 T E L R J 51,710
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas EXPOSED 50/100 T E L R J 44,970
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall EXPOSED 59/100 T E L R J 44,440
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters EXPOSED 50/100 T E L R J 44,330
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas EXPOSED 61/100 T E L R J 43,140
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators EXPOSED 53/100 T E L R J 41,820
Tile and Stone Setters SAFE 67/100 T E L R J 35,850
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining EXPOSED 48/100 T E L R J 34,480
Pipelayers EXPOSED 61/100 T E L R J 33,050
Solar Photovoltaic Installers EXPOSED 65/100 T E L R J 31,350
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners SAFE 67/100 T E L R J 30,650
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers EXPOSED 63/100 T E L R J 28,380
Insulation Workers, Mechanical SAFE 67/100 T E L R J 25,660
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other EXPOSED 45/100 T E L R J 24,770
Fence Erectors EXPOSED 63/100 T E L R J 24,480
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers SAFE 79/100 T E L R J 23,790
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles EXPOSED 62/100 T E L R J 23,640
Helpers--Carpenters EXPOSED 43/100 T E L R J 21,680
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators EXPOSED 63/100 T E L R J 19,580
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas SAFE 67/100 T E L R J 19,450
Plasterers and Stucco Masons SAFE 67/100 T E L R J 19,310
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters EXPOSED 48/100 T E L R J 14,170
Continuous Mining Machine Operators EXPOSED 51/100 T E L R J 14,000
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers EXPOSED 51/100 T E L R J 13,800
Carpet Installers EXPOSED 60/100 T E L R J 13,780
Tapers EXPOSED 62/100 T E L R J 12,840
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas EXPOSED 49/100 T E L R J 12,600
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas EXPOSED 48/100 T E L R J 10,590
Boilermakers SAFE 67/100 T E L R J 10,190
Stonemasons SAFE 69/100 T E L R J 7,820
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons EXPOSED 44/100 T E L R J 7,490
Helpers--Extraction Workers EXPOSED 43/100 T E L R J 6,700
Helpers--Roofers EXPOSED 52/100 T E L R J 6,030
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining EXPOSED 53/100 T E L R J 5,930
Extraction Workers, All Other EXPOSED 51/100 T E L R J 5,540
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters SAFE 77/100 T E L R J 5,100
Floor Sanders and Finishers EXPOSED 65/100 T E L R J 3,720
Rock Splitters, Quarry EXPOSED 44/100 T E L R J 3,320
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other EXPOSED 54/100 T E L R J 3,180
Pile Driver Operators EXPOSED 65/100 T E L R J 2,310
Roof Bolters, Mining EXPOSED 61/100 T E L R J 2,160
Paperhangers EXPOSED 59/100 T E L R J 1,570
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers SAFE 68/100 T E L R J 1,180

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