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Will AI Replace Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters?
Help brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, or tile and marble setters by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
84out of 100
Critical Risk
AI Risk Score
84/100
Risk Level
Critical
Job Zone
2/5
Entry
Total Tasks Analyzed
15
🤖 What AI Can Do
- â–¸Automate routine data processing tasks in helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters roles
- â–¸Generate reports and analyze structured data
- â–¸Handle repetitive document processing and filing
- â–¸Assist with scheduling and calendar management
- â–¸Draft initial communications and correspondence
- â–¸Provide data-driven insights and recommendations
👤 What Requires Humans
- â–¸Erect scaffolding or other installation structures.
- â–¸Cut materials to specified sizes for installation, using power saws or tile cutters.
- â–¸Modify material moving, mixing, grouting, grinding, polishing, or cleaning procedures, according to installation or material requirements.
- â–¸Transport materials, tools, or machines to installation sites, manually or using conveyance equipment.
- â–¸Provide assistance in the preparation, installation, repair, or rebuilding of tile, brick, or stone surfaces.
- â–¸Locate and supply materials to masons for installation, following drawings or numbered sequences.
Task Breakdown
👤Requires Humans (8)
- Erect scaffolding or other installation structures.
- Cut materials to specified sizes for installation, using power saws or tile cutters.
- Modify material moving, mixing, grouting, grinding, polishing, or cleaning procedures, according to installation or material requirements.
- Transport materials, tools, or machines to installation sites, manually or using conveyance equipment.
- Provide assistance in the preparation, installation, repair, or rebuilding of tile, brick, or stone surfaces.
- Locate and supply materials to masons for installation, following drawings or numbered sequences.
- Clean installation surfaces, equipment, tools, work sites, or storage areas, using water, chemical solutions, oxygen lances, or polishing machines.
- Apply caulk, sealants, or other agents to installed surfaces.
âš¡AI-Assisted (7)
- Mix mortar, plaster, and grout, manually or using machines, according to standard formulas.
- Arrange or store materials, machines, tools, or equipment.
- Move or position materials such as marble slabs, using cranes, hoists, or dollies.
- Remove excess grout or residue from tile or brick joints, using sponges or trowels.
- Apply grout between joints of bricks or tiles, using grouting trowels.
- Remove damaged tile, brick, or mortar, and clean or prepare surfaces, using pliers, hammers, chisels, drills, wire brushes, or metal wire anchors.
- Correct surface imperfections or fill chipped, cracked, or broken bricks or tiles, using fillers, adhesives, or grouting materials.
Key Skills Analysis
Critical ThinkingAI-Resistant
Importance: 3.00/5.00
Monitoring
Importance: 3.00/5.00
CoordinationAI-Resistant
Importance: 3.00/5.00
Operation and Control
Importance: 3.00/5.00
Time ManagementAI-Resistant
Importance: 3.00/5.00
Active Listening
Importance: 2.88/5.00
Judgment and Decision MakingAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.88/5.00
Speaking
Importance: 2.75/5.00
Social PerceptivenessAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.75/5.00
Operations MonitoringAI-Vulnerable
Importance: 2.75/5.00
Troubleshooting
Importance: 2.75/5.00
Complex Problem SolvingAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.62/5.00
InstructingAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.50/5.00
Quality Control AnalysisAI-Vulnerable
Importance: 2.50/5.00
Reading ComprehensionAI-Vulnerable
Importance: 2.38/5.00
Related Occupations
Brickmasons and Blockmasons
84/100 — Critical Risk
Helpers--Carpenters
83/100 — Critical Risk
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
67/100 — High Risk
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
68/100 — High Risk
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
83/100 — Critical Risk
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Frequently Asked Questions
Based on our analysis, Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters have a critical risk of AI replacement with a score of 84/100. Many routine tasks in this role can be automated, but human oversight remains important.
Last updated: 2026-03-28· Data from O*NET 30.2 & Frey/Osborne automation research