Will AI Replace Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators?

Learn and follow safety regulations.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Take actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, or falling objects.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Start engines, move throttles, switches, or levers, or depress pedals to operate machines, such as bulldozers, trench excavators, road graders, or backhoes.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Coordinate machine actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Align machines, cutterheads, or depth gauge makers with reference stakes and guidelines or ground or position equipment, following hand signals of other workers.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Locate underground services, such as pipes or wires, prior to beginning work.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Signal operators to guide movement of tractor-drawn machines.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Repair and maintain equipment, making emergency adjustments or assisting with major repairs as necessary.

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Load and move dirt, rocks, equipment, or other materials, using trucks, crawler tractors, power cranes, shovels, graders, or related equipment.

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Drive and maneuver equipment equipped with blades in successive passes over working areas to remove topsoil, vegetation, or rocks or to distribute and level earth or terrain.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Operate tractors or bulldozers to perform such tasks as clearing land, mixing sludge, trimming backfills, or building roadways or parking lots.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Monitor operations to ensure that health and safety standards are met.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Connect hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkages, or power takeoff shafts to tractors.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Select and fasten bulldozer blades or other attachments to tractors, using hitches.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Operate loaders to pull out stumps, rip asphalt or concrete, rough-grade properties, bury refuse, or perform general cleanup.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Operate equipment to demolish or remove debris or to remove snow from streets, roads, or parking lots.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Keep records of material or equipment usage or problems encountered.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Adjust handwheels and depress pedals to control attachments, such as blades, buckets, scrapers, or swing booms.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Check fuel supplies at sites to ensure adequate availability.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Talk to clients and study instructions, plans, or diagrams to establish work requirements.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Drive tractor-trailer trucks to move equipment from site to site.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Push other equipment when extra traction or assistance is required.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Operate road watering, oiling, or rolling equipment, or street sealing equipment, such as chip spreaders.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Operate compactors, scrapers, or rollers to level, compact, or cover refuse at disposal grounds.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Test atmosphere for adequate oxygen or explosive conditions when working in confined spaces.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Turn valves to control air or water output of compressors or pumps.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.