Automation index

How much of a Mason’s job can AI already do?

Measuring and ordering materials can move earlier. Raising a plumb wall, in the rain, next to a journeyman, cannot.

This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

15%

AI can already do 15% of this job.

#627 / 643

Mason

Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.

The time saving for each task is estimated separately.

Task	Share	AI	Points
Read drawings, measure and order material. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	30%	+4.8
Setting out and levels on site. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	22%	+3.1
Raise walls, render and plaster. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	24%	8%	+1.9
Floors, tiling and finishing. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Safety, scaffolding and clearing the bay. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	10%	+1.6
Coordinate with foreman, plumber and electrician. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	15%	+2.1
Total	100%		15%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low

IS WORK OVER?

30%

#44 / 643

Pathologist

Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.

The time saving for each task is estimated separately.

Task	Share	AI	Points
Grossing, embedding and the first trim. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	48%	+8.6
Read stains, IHC and a template report. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	52%	+8.3
The hard case, the second look and the frozen section. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
Board, the surgeon on the phone and the margin. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Cytology, autopsy and the specimen that arrives late. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Signing the diagnosis and what the patient is playing for. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		30%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low