AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 47-4051.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Highway Maintenance Workers?

Maintain highways, municipal and rural roads, airport runways, and rights-of-way. Duties include patching broken or eroded pavement and repairing guard rails, highway markers, and snow fences. May also mow or clear brush from along road, or plow snow from roadway.

Estimated AI task exposure
5%

Low exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

19 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

17/100

Physical moat

81/100

Human moat

22/100

Rating coverage

100%

19 task statements / 19 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Set out signs and cones around work areas to divert traffic.
Importance 88/100Relevance 94/100Frequency 64/100Weight 0.84
Flag motorists to warn them of obstacles or repair work ahead.
Importance 84/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 50/100Weight 0.81
Drive heavy equipment and vehicles with adjustable attachments to sweep debris from paved surfaces, mow grass and weeds, remove snow and ice, and spread salt and sand.
Importance 78/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 51/100Weight 0.80
Drive trucks to transport crews and equipment to work sites.
Importance 82/100Relevance 90/100Frequency 60/100Weight 0.79
Clean and clear debris from culverts, catch basins, drop inlets, ditches, and other drain structures.
Importance 80/100Relevance 92/100Frequency 49/100Weight 0.77
Perform preventative maintenance on vehicles and heavy equipment.
Importance 83/100Relevance 74/100Frequency 54/100Weight 0.73
Dump, spread, and tamp asphalt, using pneumatic tampers, to repair joints and patch broken pavement.
Importance 76/100Relevance 84/100Frequency 50/100Weight 0.72
Haul and spread sand, gravel, and clay to fill washouts and repair road shoulders.
Importance 78/100Relevance 82/100Frequency 44/100Weight 0.71
Inspect, clean, and repair drainage systems, bridges, tunnels, and other structures.
Importance 76/100Relevance 84/100Frequency 40/100Weight 0.70
Remove litter and debris from roadways, including debris from rock and mud slides.
Importance 76/100Relevance 80/100Frequency 35/100Weight 0.67

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$50,260

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

154,960

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+3.4%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

12

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Glaziers

5%

similar low-exposure profile • 98% profile similarity

Median wage: $57,080 Growth 2025–2035: +1.9% Annual openings: 4

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Sheet Metal Workers

5%

similar low-exposure profile • 95% profile similarity

Median wage: $61,800 Growth 2025–2035: +2.5% Annual openings: 10

stronger human/judgment moat
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers

5%

similar low-exposure profile • 98% profile similarity

Median wage: $58,930 Growth 2025–2035: +2.5% Annual openings: 7

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Pipelayers

5%

similar low-exposure profile • 98% profile similarity

Median wage: $49,000 Growth 2025–2035: -3.1% Annual openings: 2

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

5%

similar low-exposure profile • 98% profile similarity

Median wage: $35,830 Growth 2025–2035: +3.9% Annual openings: 52

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Mechanical Door Repairers

5%

similar low-exposure profile • 97% profile similarity

Median wage: $55,720 Growth 2025–2035: +6.4% Annual openings: 2

more physical-world work

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

    AUGMENT

    • administrative support tasks
    • planning and documentation

    PROTECT

    • physical-world execution
    • on-site troubleshooting
    • dexterity and equipment interaction

    LEARN

    • AI-assisted diagnostics
    • digital documentation
    • basic AI literacy

    AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

    What this score does not mean

    The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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