Automation index
How much of a Plumber’s job can AI already do?
Today an AI or a robot can hardly do this job for you. The site, the surprises, and the code are settled on the ground.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Plumber
28%↑
AI can already do 28% of this job.
#99 / 623
View rankingPlumber
Where the time goes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Cut, thread, or hammer pipes to specifications, using tools such as saws, cutting torches, pipe threaders, or pipe benders.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 7% | 28% | +2 |
Locate and mark the position of pipe installations, connections, passage holes, or fixtures in structures, using measuring instruments such as rulers or levels.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 7% | 28% | +2 |
Direct helpers engaged in pipe cutting, preassembly, or installation of plumbing systems or components.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 6% | 28% | +1.7 |
Select pipe sizes, types, or related materials, such as supports, hangers, or hydraulic cylinders, according to specifications.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 6% | 28% | +1.7 |
Lay out full scale drawings of pipe systems, supports, or related equipment, according to blueprints.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 6% | 28% | +1.7 |
Assemble pipe sections, tubing, or fittings, using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, brazing, or welding equipment.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 5% | 28% | +1.4 |
Attach pipes to walls, structures, or fixtures, such as radiators or tanks, using brackets, clamps, tools, or welding equipment.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 5% | 28% | +1.4 |
Install pipe assemblies, fittings, valves, appliances such as dishwashers or water heaters, or fixtures such as sinks or toilets, using hand or power tools.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 5% | 28% | +1.4 |
Other less frequent tasks (weight estimated from frequency).EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 53% | 28% | +14.8 |
| Total | 100% | 28% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- pipes
- blockages
- solder copper
- sanitary ware
- plumbing tools
- types of piping
- replace faucets
- work ergonomically
- prepare copper pipes for use as gas lines
- snap chalk line
Sources for this job· O*NET 47-2152.00· ESCO/ISCO 7126
IS WORK OVER?
Funeral director
22%
#330 / 623
View rankingFuneral director
Where the time goes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Paperwork, chapel, burial and cremation.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Collection, thanatopraxy and care of the body.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 12% | +2.2 |
The family, the wake, and what is and is not possible.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Notice, flowers, hearse and the minute-by-minute of the rite.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Cemetery, times and suppliers.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Dignity, legal times and owning the service.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- arrange funerals
- file death paperwork
- collect the deceased
- support the family
- thanatopraxy
- run the wake
- arrange cremation
- notices
Sources for this job· O*NET 39-4031.00· ESCO/ISCO 5163