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AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Lay pipe for storm or sanitation sewers, drains, and water mains. Perform any combination of the following tasks: grade trenches or culverts, position pipe, or seal joints.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 48,710
Employment 2024
34.4K
Projected Change (2024–34)
-4.1%
Openings (2024–34)
2.4K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Projections published, but no prose outlook available.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Grade or level trench bases, using tamping machines or hand tools. AI use: 0%
- 2. Dig trenches to desired or required depths, by hand or using trenching tools. AI use: 0%
- 3. Cut pipes to required lengths. AI use: 0%
- 4. Install or repair sanitary or stormwater sewer structures or pipe systems. AI use: 0%
- 5. Connect pipe pieces and seal joints, using welding equipment, cement, or glue. AI use: 0%
- 6. Align and position pipes to prepare them for welding or sealing. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
10/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Data quality
Employment data available
Narrative & sources
Important context
This score measures structural AI displacement pressure, not actual job losses. Local wages and demand data are specific to United States AI Work Index; the underlying AI task overlap analysis is consistent across all countries.