Construction · SOC 47-5081
Extraction worker helpers do essential physical support tasks in hazardous environments with minimal AI exposure.
Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
Timeline: Automation is slowly entering extraction support tasks, but the physical variability of field sites means helpers remain relevant through the 2030s.
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Helpers--Extraction Workers is resilient on AIFear. Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
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Our AI Fear Score for Helpers--Extraction Workers is 16/100 (Resilient). Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
16 out of 100, based on an AI-model review of this occupation's O*NET tasks against what current AI can actually do.
Most exposed: Organizing and cataloging materials for extraction use, Communicating task status to crew supervisors. Harder to automate: Monitoring extraction equipment for irregularities, Driving transport equipment across extraction sites, Unloading materials and machine parts by hand, Setting up and adjusting excavation equipment.
Lean into Extraction equipment setup, Site transport and logistics, Equipment monitoring, Physical hazard awareness. Consider roles such as Extraction equipment operator or Mining site logistics coordinator or Safety equipment technician.
Tasks, skills and AI-exposure for this role were reviewed by an AI model against its O*NET task profile (curated roles use published research anchors). Pay and employment, where shown, are U.S. BLS OEWS (May 2024) figures. This is an estimate, not a prediction about any individual's job. Compare all occupations.