What tops the list of skilled trades least exposed to ai?

Stonemasons, with 0.0% of its weighted task load exposed to current AI systems, 0.0% assisted and 100.0% untouched. Release v2026.Q3.

How is this list decided?

SOC major groups 47 and 49, construction and extraction, installation, maintenance and repair, ranked from the lowest exposed share upward. Scores come from rating every standardised work activity in each occupation against a published rubric, not from rating the occupation as a whole.

Does a high score mean the job disappears?

No. Exposure is not displacement. This measures what current systems can produce and what structurally stands in the way, not what an employer will do about it.

List

Skilled trades least exposed to AI

SOC major groups 47 and 49, construction and extraction, installation, maintenance and repair, ranked from the lowest exposed share upward. Release v2026.Q3, capability reference date 2026-09-15, built on O*NET 31.0.

Embodiment is the hardest friction in the rubric and this is where it lives. The bottleneck is not intelligence, it is a hand in an awkward space.

#	Occupation	Exposed	Assisted	Median pay	Rank of 923	Band
1	Stonemasons	0.0%	0.0%	$57,390	922	untouched
2	Plasterers and Stucco Masons	0.0%	0.0%	$57,660	921	untouched
3	Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	0.0%	0.0%	$40,470	920	untouched
4	Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	0.0%	0.0%	$61,290	919	untouched
5	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	0.5%	0.7%	$46,960	917	untouched
6	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	0.8%	1.9%	$57,020	915	untouched
7	Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	1.0%	1.2%	$70,070	914	untouched
8	Highway Maintenance Workers	1.2%	2.0%	$50,260	911	untouched
9	Floor Sanders and Finishers	1.2%	2.5%	$50,440	910	untouched
10	Helpers--Roofers	1.3%	1.9%	$44,160	909	untouched
11	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	1.4%	2.7%	$53,340	908	untouched
12	Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	1.5%	2.0%	$56,460	907	untouched
13	Rock Splitters, Quarry	1.6%	1.4%	$48,740	906	untouched
14	Roofers	1.7%	1.2%	$55,440	905	untouched
15	Pile Driver Operators	2.0%	3.0%	$73,300	904	untouched
16	Helpers--Electricians	2.2%	1.9%	$42,670	903	untouched
17	Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	2.2%	2.4%	$58,930	902	untouched
18	Helpers--Carpenters	2.5%	1.4%	$43,780	901	untouched
19	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	2.6%	2.2%	$62,780	900	untouched
20	Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	2.6%	1.4%	$42,360	899	untouched
21	Roof Bolters, Mining	2.8%	4.5%	$78,540	898	untouched
22	Terrazzo Workers and Finishers	2.8%	1.0%	$76,170	897	untouched
23	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	3.0%	2.3%	$49,120	895	untouched
24	Tapers	3.0%	2.8%	$68,270	894	untouched
25	Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	3.3%	2.2%	$47,550	893	untouched
26	Pipelayers	3.6%	4.1%	$49,000	891	untouched
27	Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	3.8%	3.0%	$46,420	890	untouched
28	Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	4.0%	2.7%	$58,970	889	untouched
29	Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	4.2%	3.9%	$49,450	885	untouched
30	Tire Repairers and Changers	4.4%	3.1%	$37,710	884	untouched
31	Boilermakers	4.6%	4.8%	$76,410	881	untouched
32	Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	4.7%	2.3%	$47,630	880	untouched
33	Millwrights	4.7%	3.3%	$65,700	879	untouched
34	Fence Erectors	4.8%	4.3%	$47,980	876	untouched
35	Glaziers	5.0%	3.7%	$57,080	875	untouched
36	Motorcycle Mechanics	5.0%	4.1%	$48,580	874	untouched
37	Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	5.1%	4.2%	$67,890	873	untouched
38	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	5.1%	5.9%	$95,320	872	untouched
39	Construction Laborers	5.1%	3.4%	$47,120	871	untouched
40	Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	5.4%	2.0%	$51,320	868	untouched

How to read this

Exposed is the share of an occupation’s weighted task load that a generally available AI system can produce today with little structural friction. Assisted is work it can produce but cannot finish alone, because somebody has to be present, accountable, or because checking the output costs as much as doing the work. Untouched is work it cannot produce at all.

Every figure here is computed from task level ratings, and every occupation links to the page that shows its own tasks. If a rating looks wrong, the task is the level to argue at: how this is measured.

Other cuts of the same data

Exposure is not displacement. This index measures what current systems can produce and what stands in the way. It does not forecast job losses, and it models no adoption, employment or wage effect.