AI Automation Index

Will AI Replace Helpers--Roofers?

Task-level automation exposure for Helpers--Roofers: 18 O*NET tasks scored against their work activities, plus the simulator.

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Automation Exposure

8% weighted task index

18 of 18 tasks scored

Median Salary

$44,160 / year

BLS OEWS, May 2025 — this exact occupation

Employment Level

Low

6,030 people hold this job — size, not growth

Projected 2025–35

-0.1% employment change

600 openings a year · BLS line item

Pay by state

BLS OEWS publishes 26 state estimates for this occupation. Each is its own survey estimate, not the national median adjusted for local prices.

$31,090 – $72,860

Highest medians

Utah $72,860

Colorado $55,860

California $55,470

Georgia $47,610

Ohio $46,600

Lowest medians

Mississippi $31,090

Maryland $34,830

Missouri $35,800

Arkansas $35,950

Nevada $37,430

State figures come from the 47-3016 row in the May 2025 state panel. States where the estimate was suppressed or too small to publish are absent.

What the score is made of

Each task is mapped to its work activities, scored for AI automation potential, and weighted by how important those activities are to the job. These are the components.

Automation potential 8%

Importance-weighted mean of the scored tasks. This is the headline index.

Physical work 87%

Share of weighted tasks in hands-on or machine-operating work activities.

Judgment & influence 0%

Share in analysis, decisions, teaching, directing, advising, or caring for others.

Routine administration 0%

Share in documenting, recording, and administrative activities.

Rewritten by O*NET 0%

Share of weighted tasks O*NET rewrote in a recent update. Reported, not folded into the score.

Consequence of error 29/100 Moderate

O*NET's own rating of how serious an uncorrectable mistake would be here — respondents, not us. Deliberately not in the index: the score measures what AI can do with the task content, and multiplying it by stakes would be our judgment dressed as data.

Constituent Task Mix

18 tasks for this occupation, weighted by work-activity importance. Shares below are of total task weight, not task count.

High exposure (≥ 60% of the task is automatable) 0%

0 tasks

Medium exposure (≥ 35%) 0%

0 tasks

Low exposure (below 35%) 100%

18 tasks

How would you survive?

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Constituent Tasks

#14926 · Core · 20% automatable

Check to ensure that completed roofs are watertight.

visual inspection — Installation inspection requires on-site physical check

Inspect completed work to ensure proper installation.

#14934 · Core · 10% automatable

Set ladders, scaffolds, and hoists in place for taking supplies to roofs.

physical manipulation — Erecting temporary structures requires physical assembly

Assemble temporary equipment or structures.

#14929 · Core · 10% automatable

Clean work areas and equipment.

physical manipulation — Work site cleaning is physical labor

Clean work sites. Clean equipment or facilities.

#14930 · Core · 10% automatable

Maintain tools and equipment.

physical manipulation — Physical maintenance of construction tools

Maintain construction tools or equipment.

#14936 · Core · 6% automatable

Provide assistance to skilled roofers installing and repairing roofs, flashings, and surfaces.

physical manipulation — Physical assisting of skilled trades on site

Assist skilled construction or extraction personnel.

#14928 · Core · 22% automatable

Locate worn or torn areas in roofs.

visual inspection — Physical locating of worn parts needs hands-on presence

Locate equipment or materials in need of repair or replacement.

#14927 · Core · 10% automatable

Sweep and clean roofs to prepare them for the application of new roofing materials.

physical manipulation — Surface preparation is hands-on physical work

Clean surfaces in preparation for work activities.

#14932 · Core · 5% automatable

Remove old roofing materials.

physical manipulation — Hands-on removal of worn materials

Remove worn, damaged or outdated materials from work areas.

#14938 · Core · 2% automatable

Perform emergency leak repairs and general maintenance for a variety of roof types.

physical manipulation — Roofing requires hazardous manual labor

Install roofing materials.

#14933 · Core · 3% automatable

Unload materials and tools from work trucks, and unroll roofing as directed.

physical manipulation — Physical loading in construction or extraction

Load or unload materials used in construction or extraction.

#14940 · Core · 7% automatable

Hoist tar and roofing materials to roofs, using ropes and pulleys, or carry materials up ladders.

physical manipulation — Manual moving of construction materials on site

Move construction or extraction materials to locations where they are needed.

#14943 · Core · 10% automatable

Clear drains and downspouts and clean gutters.

physical manipulation — Work site cleaning is physical labor

Clean work sites.

#14931 · Core · 2% automatable

Cover roofs with layers of roofing felt or asphalt strips before installing tile, slate, or composition materials.

physical manipulation — Roofing requires hazardous manual labor

Install roofing materials.

#14939 · Core · 2% automatable

Attach sheets of metal to roof boards or building frameworks when installing metal roofs.

physical manipulation — Roofing requires hazardous manual labor

Install roofing materials.

#14941 · Core · 3% automatable

Apply shingles, gravel, or asphalt over the top layer of tar to protect the roofing material.

physical manipulation — Hands-on spreading of loose materials

Spread sand, dirt or other loose materials onto surfaces. Install roofing materials.

#14942 · Core · 12% automatable

Chop tar into small pieces, and heat chopped tar in kettles.

physical manipulation — Physical handling of substances in workspace

Mix substances or compounds needed for work activities.

#14937 · Core · 2% automatable

Attach roofing paper and composition shingles, using nails.

physical manipulation — Roofing requires hazardous manual labor

Install roofing materials.

#14935 · Supplemental · 6% automatable

Place tiles, nail them to roof boards, and cover nailheads with roofing cement.

physical manipulation — Applying sealants requires hands-on coating

Install roofing materials. Apply sealants or other protective coatings.

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Method

How this was scored

1. Tasks. O*NET task statements for this occupation, from a release whose newest record is dated 08/2026.
2. Work activities. Each task maps to 1–5 Detailed Work Activities; each activity belongs to one of 41 Generalized Work Activities that O*NET rates for importance (1–5) in this occupation.
3. Automation potential. Every work activity carries one score for how far current AI can perform it end-to-end. Tasks inherit the mean of their activities.
4. Weighting. Task weight = 0.35 + 0.65 × (importance − 1)/4, scaled by how often the task is performed and by 0.7 for Supplemental tasks. Importance is the task's own O*NET rating where it exists (18,369 of 18,838 tasks); the rest inherit their work activities' importance. The index is the weighted mean.

Check: across the 910 occupations where O*NET also rates how far machine speed sets the pace, this index moves opposite to it (Spearman ρ = -0.49). The more a job is paced by equipment, the less of its task content AI can address — the relationship you would expect if the scoring is working.

Sources · O*NET 31.0 (task records to 08/2026) · BLS OEWS May 2025 · BLS projections 2025-2035 · rubric v2.1 · tasks for O*NET, not a forecast

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