Will AI replace Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers?

What this score means

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers is among the least exposed roles in Construction & Trades. Most of what the job involves still sits outside what current AI can do, even as the tools around it keep changing. At 11 out of 100 it scores 3 points below the Construction & Trades average of 14. Across the 3 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 5 to 20, so the score is a weighted consensus rather than any single figure.

The number is a consensus estimate for the typical version of the role, built from published academic and industry research scored occupation by occupation. It is not a prediction about any individual. How scoring works

What this job actually involves

Exposure follows the work itself rather than the job title, so it is worth seeing what the role is made of. These are the tasks O*NET records for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers, most central first, showing 12 of 26.

• 01Check the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly constructed.
• 02Set the forms that hold concrete to the desired pitch and depth, and align them.
• 03Spread, level, and smooth concrete, using rake, shovel, hand or power trowel, hand or power screed, and float.
• 04Monitor how the wind, heat, or cold affect the curing of the concrete throughout the entire process.
• 05Mold expansion joints and edges, using edging tools, jointers, and straightedge.
• 06Signal truck driver to position truck to facilitate pouring concrete, and move chute to direct concrete on forms.
• 07Direct the casting of the concrete and supervise laborers who use shovels or special tools to spread it.
• 08Produce rough concrete surface, using broom.
• 09Apply hardening and sealing compounds to cure surface of concrete, and waterproof or restore surface.
• 10Operate power vibrator to compact concrete.
• 11Install anchor bolts, steel plates, door sills and other fixtures in freshly poured concrete or pattern or stamp the surface to provide a decorative finish.
• 12Wet surface to prepare for bonding, fill holes and cracks with grout or slurry, and smooth, using trowel.

Task statements from O*NET by the National Center for O*NET Development, used under CC BY 4.0. The tasks are descriptive; the exposure score above is ours.

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 3 research sources that scored Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

• 01Anthropic Economic Index 2026 - AI Task Exposure · 2026
• 02GPTs are GPTs: Labor Market Impact Potential of LLMs · 2024
• 03AI Occupational Exposure to Language Modeling · 2023

Also covers

Cement Finisher · Cement Gun Operator · Cement Mason · Cement Mason Concrete Finisher · Cement Patcher · Cementer · Column Precaster · Concrete Construction Laborer and related titles

More construction & trades occupations

• Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians13/100
• Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers15/100
• Automotive Body and Related Repairers11/100
• Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers11/100
• Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics12/100
• Avionics Technicians19/100
• Bicycle Repairers13/100
• Boilermakers11/100