Will AI replace Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers?

Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 26 official task statements scored for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers (United States, SOC 47-2051), 0% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 1 out of 100 (range 0–5, band: minimal). That is a statement about tasks, not about headcount: this measures what AI could do, not whether any employer adopts it, whether the law allows it, or whether doing the routine parts faster creates more demand for the human parts. Figures are from release 2026-q4.1.

Which tasks in “Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers” can AI already do?

The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Monitor how the wind, heat, or cold affect the curing of the concrete throughout the entire process” (14/100, minimal); “Check the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly constructed” (0/100, minimal); “Set the forms that hold concrete to the desired pitch and depth, and align them” (0/100, minimal). Each score comes from five published 0–4 ratings turned into a number by a published formula, and each carries the model's one-sentence reason on the page.

Which tasks in “Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers” stay human?

About 100% of this job's task weight sits in work that scores low for AI exposure. The lowest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Polish surface, using polishing or surfacing machine” (0/100, minimal); “Push roller over surface to embed chips in surface” (0/100, minimal); “Apply muriatic acid to clean surface, and rinse with water” (0/100, minimal). Low scores usually mean the task needs a body in a room, a legally accountable human, or trust built in real time. Those are the three things the scoring rubric treats as gates rather than obstacles.

What should someone working in “Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers” do about AI?

Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 0% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 100% is not. The practical move is to spend more of your week on the tasks that score low, the ones above, and to get fluent at directing AI through the tasks that score high, because those are the parts that change whether or not you are ready for them. This page does not predict your job, and nothing here is career advice tailored to you: the score describes the occupation, not the person.

How is the AI exposure score for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers calculated?

Each official task statement for the occupation is rated on five published 0–4 dimensions (output replicability, physical embodiment, licensed accountability, real-time human trust, and data availability) by claude-opus-5 using scoring prompt task_scoring_v1.0. The model never writes the score; a published formula turns the five ratings into a 0–100 number, so every score can be recomputed by hand. The occupation figure is the importance-weighted mean across 26 scored tasks. The prompt, the rubric, the formula and the full dataset are published at https://futureproof.collab365.com/method and https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1 under CC BY 4.0.

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Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

checking the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly, applying hardening and sealing compounds to cure surface of concrete and operating power vibrator to compact concrete. If that's your week, this page is about your job.

The honest answer

AI changes the edges of this job, not the middle: checking the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly is work software can't reach.

Your move: what you can actually do about this ↓

Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI: 0%
changing shape: 0%
staying human: 100%

These bars are tasks changing hands, not people being counted out. The ledger below shows which.

Whole-job exposure score 1 out of 100 (0–5 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, across 26 scored tasks. The number is the support for the sentence above it, not a headline about anyone’s future.

How we know this

What is measured: Every published task statement for cement masons and concrete finishers is rated on five dimensions: can a model produce the output, does the work need a body in a room, does it need a legally accountable person, does it depend on a person being trusted in the moment, and how much data exists. A published formula turns those five ratings into the score; the model never writes the number.

How the bar is built: Each task’s share of the bar is its published importance weight, so a task you do all day counts for more than one you do twice a year.

Release: 2026-q4.1, scores computed 2026-08-04. Read the full method.

What shifts is the routine end of the work: the overhead at the edges, not the middle you trained for.

Your week, as this page understands it

Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete, such as floors, walks, sidewalks, roads, or curbs using a variety of hand and power tools. Align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters; patch voids; and use saws to cut expansion joints. The job title says “cement masons” or “concrete finishers”: officially one job, two names. The real job is the part underneath: checking the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly. That is the thing someone has to be right about.

The exposed part of this job is specific, and we won’t pretend it is coming back. But cement masons and concrete finishers is not one task. It is 26 scored ones, and they are nowhere near equally exposed. The most durable of them, on this evidence, is checking the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly, and the ledger below shows exactly why.

Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI: 0%
changing shape: 0%
staying human: 100%

These bars are tasks changing hands, not people being counted out. The ledger below shows which.

How we know this

How the bar is built: Each task’s share of the bar is its published importance weight, so a task you do all day counts for more than one you do twice a year.

Release: 2026-q4.1, scores computed 2026-08-04. Read the full method.

Your job, task by task

These are the official task statements for this occupation, in plain English, sorted by what the evidence says is happening to each one. The official wording sits under every line so you can check the rewrite against it.

5 of this occupation's scored task statements carry a score that was measured under a different occupation's context, because the statement is shared between jobs and has only been scored once so far. Each one names the occupation it was measured under in the free routes below; none is presented as a measurement for this job.
Task clusters are not derived in this release, so the task-cluster field is empty and no Collab365 Space routing is attached to this occupation yet.

Shifting to AI

0 tasks

Tasks today’s tools can already do most of. This is the part we will not soften: where these rows are the bulk of your week, the week changes.

Nothing in this job’s scored task list landed in this group. That is the measurement, not an editorial choice, and it is worth knowing either way.

Changing shape

0 tasks

Tasks where the machine takes the producing and a person keeps the checking, the deciding, or the answering-for-it. For most jobs this is the biggest group, and it is where "transformation, not termination" is literally visible.

Nothing in this job’s scored task list landed in this group. That is the measurement, not an editorial choice, and it is worth knowing either way.

Staying human

26 tasks

Tasks that stay with a person, because they happen in the physical world, because the rules need someone accountable, or because the value is that a specific person does them.

Checking the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly
This work happens in the physical world: the forms, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Check the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly constructed.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Checking that formwork is properly built means being at the pour and looking closely at it.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Setting the forms that hold concrete to the desired pitch and depth
This work happens in the physical world: the forms, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Set the forms that hold concrete to the desired pitch and depth, and align them.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Setting and lining up concrete forms is physical work with tools on site.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Spreading level and smooth concrete, using rake, shovel, hand or power trowel
This work happens in the physical world: level, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Spread, level, and smooth concrete, using rake, shovel, hand or power trowel, hand or power screed, and float.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Spreading and smoothing wet concrete is done by hand with floats, trowels and screeds.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Signaling truck driver to position truck to facilitate pouring concrete
This work happens in the physical world: truck driver, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Signal truck driver to position truck to facilitate pouring concrete, and move chute to direct concrete on forms.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Guiding the truck and moving the chute happens at the pour, in real time.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Producing rough concrete surface, using broom
This work happens in the physical world: rough concrete surface, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Produce rough concrete surface, using broom.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Brooming a texture into fresh concrete is hands-on finishing work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Monitoring how the wind, heat or cold affect the curing of the concrete throughout the entire process
This work happens in the physical world: how the wind, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Monitor how the wind, heat, or cold affect the curing of the concrete throughout the entire process.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 14 out of 100 (7–21 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: How weather affects curing is well understood and predictable, but watching the slab happens on site.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Molding expansion joints and edges
This work happens in the physical world: expansion joints, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Mold expansion joints and edges, using edging tools, jointers, and straightedge.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Shaping joints and edges takes hand tools worked along the wet concrete.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Wetting surface to prepare for bonding, fill holes and cracks with grout or slurry and smooth, using trowel
This work happens in the physical world: surface, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Wet surface to prepare for bonding, fill holes and cracks with grout or slurry, and smooth, using trowel.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Wetting, filling and troweling a surface is hands-on repair work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Applying hardening and sealing compounds to cure surface of concrete
This work happens in the physical world: compounds, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Apply hardening and sealing compounds to cure surface of concrete, and waterproof or restore surface.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Applying curing and sealing compounds means being at the surface with the materials.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Directing the casting of the concrete and supervising laborers who use shovels or special tools to spread it
This work happens in the physical world: the casting of the concrete, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Direct the casting of the concrete and supervise laborers who use shovels or special tools to spread it.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Directing a live pour means standing over it as the concrete goes down.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

Show the other 16 tasks

Operating power vibrator to compact concrete
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: power vibrator, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Operate power vibrator to compact concrete.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Running a power vibrator through wet concrete is physical work at the pour.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Mixing cement, sand and water to produce concrete, grout or slurry, using hoe, trowel, tamper, scraper or concrete-mixing machine
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: cement, sand and water, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · Core
Source: “Mix cement, sand, and water to produce concrete, grout, or slurry, using hoe, trowel, tamper, scraper, or concrete-mixing machine.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Mixing concrete or grout to the right consistency is done at the job with tools or a mixer.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Cutting out damaged areas
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: damaged areas, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · Core
Source: “Cut out damaged areas, drill holes for reinforcing rods, and position reinforcing rods to repair concrete, using power saw and drill.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Cutting out damaged concrete and drilling for reinforcing bars is hands-on repair.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Wetting concrete surface and rub with stone to smooth surface and obtaining specified finish
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: concrete surface, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · Core
Source: “Wet concrete surface, and rub with stone to smooth surface and obtain specified finish.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Rubbing a wetted surface with stone to get the specified finish is manual work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Cleaning chipped area
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: chipped area, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · Core
Source: “Clean chipped area, using wire brush, and feel and observe surface to determine if it is rough or uneven.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Judging whether a surface is rough means feeling and looking at it in person.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Chipping scrape and grinding high spots, ridges and rough projections to finish concrete
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: scrape, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · Core
Source: “Chip, scrape, and grind high spots, ridges, and rough projections to finish concrete, using pneumatic chisels, power grinders, or hand tools.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Chipping and grinding high spots off concrete is physical work with power tools.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Spreading roofing paper on surface of foundation
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: paper, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · Supplemental
Source: “Spread roofing paper on surface of foundation, and spread concrete onto roofing paper with trowel to form terrazzo base.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Laying roofing paper and spreading concrete over it is physical work on site.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Building wooden molds and clamp molds around area to be repaired, using hand tools
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: wooden molds, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · Core
Source: “Build wooden molds, and clamp molds around area to be repaired, using hand tools.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Building and clamping wooden molds is carpentry done at the repair.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Sprinkling colored marble or stone chips
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: colored marble, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · Supplemental
Source: “Sprinkle colored marble or stone chips, powdered steel, or coloring powder over surface to produce prescribed finish.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Sprinkling chips or coloring powder across a wet surface is done by hand.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Cutting metal division strips
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: metal division strips, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · Supplemental
Source: “Cut metal division strips, and press them into terrazzo base so that top edges form desired design or pattern.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Cutting metal strips and pressing them into a terrazzo base is manual work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Fabricating concrete beams, columns and panels
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: concrete beams, columns and panels, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · Supplemental
Source: “Fabricate concrete beams, columns, and panels.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Casting beams, columns and panels is physical production work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Waterproofing or restoring concrete surfaces
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: concrete surfaces, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Waterproof or restore concrete surfaces, using appropriate compounds.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Waterproofing and restoring concrete means applying materials to the surface itself.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Installing anchor bolts, steel plates
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: anchor bolts, steel plates, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Install anchor bolts, steel plates, door sills and other fixtures in freshly poured concrete or pattern or stamp the surface to provide a decorative finish.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Setting bolts and fixtures into fresh concrete, or stamping it, is done by hand within minutes.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Applying muriatic acid to clean surface
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: muriatic acid, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · Supplemental
Source: “Apply muriatic acid to clean surface, and rinse with water.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Applying acid and rinsing a concrete surface is hands-on work with materials.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Pushing roller over surface to embed chips in surface
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: roller over surface, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · Supplemental
Source: “Push roller over surface to embed chips in surface.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Rolling chips into a surface is done by hand at the slab.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Polishing surface, using polishing or surfacing machine
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: surface, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · Supplemental
Source: “Polish surface, using polishing or surfacing machine.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Running a polishing machine over a floor is hands-on machine work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

What this job pays, and how many people do it

Median pay: $57,020a year, the middle of the range, so half earn more and half earn less.bls-oews, 2025 · May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx)
How we know this
Source: bls-oews
Reference period: May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx)
Rounding: Shown as published.
People doing this job: 206,170in the US, 2025.bls-oews · May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx)

What is deliberately not here: a forecast of how many of these jobs exist in ten years. Where an official projection exists for a market we publish it with its vintage; where it does not, we leave the space empty rather than borrow the other country’s number.

Why this is shifting

The reason is boringly specific. Almost none of this job is reading one thing and writing another (the shape today's tools are built for), because the work turns on the forms, which happens with people and things rather than on a screen. The rows above are the evidence rather than the reassurance: checking the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly and setting the forms that hold concrete to the desired pitch and depth. The parts that are changing are the paperwork and the tools around the job, not the middle of it, which is why this page talks about your tasks changing, not your job ending.

Your move

Over a pint: what I’d tell you if you were my friend

Start with what does not change: checking the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly is the middle of this job, and the evidence on this page says it stays with a person.

So, given all that: 0% of this job's task weight sits in rows the software is already learning, 0% in rows that change shape rather than disappear, and 100% in rows it is nowhere near. That is the position, measured across 26 scored tasks. It is not a forecast about you.

So the thing worth your attention is not the job going away. It is the layer around it. The routine end of the work is the part turning into software, and being the person who understands that layer is worth money.

This week: one thing

Ask the one question. Find whoever is bringing new software into your workplace (the manager, the office, whoever runs the system) and ask them what it is meant to do to the routine work, and what it is not meant to touch. Ten minutes, this week, before anyone decides it for you.

What you end up holding: a straight answer about what is actually being rolled out, and when
How long it takes: ten minutes

If there’s nobody obvious to ask, or you’d rather not ask your manager: Put the same question to your union rep, your shift lead or the person who has been there longest, in person, over a break. Same ten minutes, same answer, and you will usually get a straighter one. Write down what they say. The note is the artifact, and it tells you whether the forms are in scope or not. Nothing to log into, no license needed.

Over the next 90 days

Get inside the tool rollout rather than waiting for it. Over the next ninety days, ask to be in the group that tests, checks or signs off whatever new system arrives near checking the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly. It is usually an unglamorous seat that nobody fights for, and it is the one that decides how the software is used on your job rather than to it.

Over the next 12 months

On this evidence I would not retrain out of this job, and I will say that plainly rather than hedge it. The task list here is dominated by work that stays with a person. What I would do with a year is get formally recognised for the layer around it (the systems, the compliance, the planning), so you are the one who understands the software instead of the one it is done to. Before you pay for anything, use CareerOneStop - Find local training. It is free, it is the Labor Department's own service, and it is listed below with the rest of the free routes.

The roads out of here

You did not come here for a career change and I am not selling you one. But one road out of here is worth knowing about, so here it is with the bill attached.

Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersTerrazzo Workers and Finishers
a year or morematched on shared tasks
You already wet surface to prepare for bonding, fill holes and cracks with grout or slurry…. In that job the same thing shows up as wet surface to prepare for bonding, fill holes and cracks with grout or slurry…. Take both published task lists together and about 42% of the work in that job that the software is not taking is work you are doing today.
About 42% of it you could do on Monday. The catch is not the work, it is how few of those jobs there are.
The work the two jobs share
- You already do
  “Wet surface to prepare for bonding, fill holes and cracks with grout or slurry, and smooth, using trowel.”
  They do
  “Wet surface to prepare for bonding, fill holes and cracks with grout or slurry, and smooth with a trowel.”
- You already do
  “Chip, scrape, and grind high spots, ridges, and rough projections to finish concrete, using pneumatic chisels, power grinders, or hand tools.”
  They do
  “Chip, scrape, or grind high spots, ridges, or rough projections to finish concrete, using pneumatic chisel, hand chisel, or other hand tools.”
- You already do
  “Mix cement, sand, and water to produce concrete, grout, or slurry, using hoe, trowel, tamper, scraper, or concrete-mixing machine.”
  They do
  “Mix cement, sand, and water to produce concrete, grout, or slurry, using hoe, trowel, tamper, scraper, or concrete-mixing machine.”
What you would not already have: Nothing in your task list touches “measure designated amounts of ingredients for terrazzo or grout, according to standard…”, “modify mixing, grouting, grinding, or cleaning procedures, according to type of installation…” or “wash polished terrazzo surface, using cleaner and water, and apply sealer and…”. That is the part you would be learning from scratch, and it is roughly the 58% of their durable work you do not already hold.
The honest bill
Pay: $76,170 against your $57,020 (OEWS May 2025 (both)).
- The licence gate: Default-closed. This release carries no licence-register snapshot, so I could not check whether that job is regulated, which means I have to assume it might be. Before you spend a penny, look it up on the US Labor Department’s licensed-occupations finder; the free routes below link straight to it. The route is banded a year or more because of that unknown, not in spite of it.
- The entry ticket: Typical entry-level education is published for only ten occupations in this release, and neither this job nor that one is among them. So I cannot tell you whether a qualification stands in the way. Treat that as an open question to settle before you commit, not as a green light.
- What the pay gap is telling you: $76,170 against your $57,020, 33.6% more (OEWS May 2025 (both)). A real difference, not a life-changing one. Take the move for the work, not the raise.
- What you live on meanwhile: Nobody is going to pay you to retrain. This is evenings and weekends alongside the job you already have, for a year or more, and if that is not possible right now then this route is not open right now, which is worth knowing before you start. The free American Job Center service listed below will talk training funding through with you before you pay anyone.
- How many seats there are: About 1,180 of those jobs against 206,170 of yours (OEWS May 2025), 1% as many seats. A real door, not a wide one.
- Is the target job itself holding up: Terrazzo Workers and Finishers scores 2/100 on this site’s own exposure measure (minimal), with 0% of its tasks in the top band. Employment projections are not published for this occupation in this release, so this is the exposure leg of the check only. It passed, which is the only reason it is here.
How long: A year or more, part-time, alongside the job you have. That band is set by the unchecked licence question and by the 58% of their work you would be learning, not by any one course.
See what AI is doing to terrazzo workers and finishers

3 moves I checked and rejected

These are the obvious-looking jumps. They are here with their reasons rather than quietly dropped, because the ones that fail are worth knowing about. It is one less thing to turn over at night.

Stonemasons
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already chip, scrape, and grind high spots, ridges, and rough projections to finish concrete…, and their equivalent is to repair cracked or chipped areas of stone or marble, using blowtorch and mastic…. Across both published task lists that is about 3% of the durable work in that job.
Why I am not recommending it: Almost none of it is work you already do: about 3% of the durable side of that job. That is a different job, not a next step. And it is a narrow door: about 7,820 of those jobs against 206,170 of yours (OEWS May 2025), 4% as many seats.
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Tapers
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already spread, level, and smooth concrete, using rake, shovel, hand or power trowel, hand…, and their equivalent is to spread and smooth cementing material over tape, using trowels or floating machines to…. Across both published task lists that is about 2% of the durable work in that job.
Why I am not recommending it: Almost none of it is work you already do: about 2% of the durable side of that job. That is a different job, not a next step. And it is a narrow door: about 12,840 of those jobs against 206,170 of yours (OEWS May 2025), 6% as many seats.
Look at that job’s page anyway →
Construction Laborers
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already spread, level, and smooth concrete, using rake, shovel, hand or power trowel, hand…, and their equivalent is to smooth or finish freshly poured cement or concrete, using floats, trowels, screeds, or…. Across both published task lists that is about 2% of the durable work in that job.
Why I am not recommending it: Almost none of it is work you already do: about 2% of the durable side of that job. That is a different job, not a next step. It is a pay cut, in those words: $47,120 against your $57,020, 17.4% less (OEWS May 2025 (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice.
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What I’d stop worrying about

A friend tells you what not to spend fear on. This is that list.

The headline number you read somewhere
The big “X% of jobs” figures are about the whole economy, not about you. The number that describes your job is on this page: 0% of its task weight, across 26 scored tasks. Every row behind it is printed above with the source. Check ours; ignore theirs.
The headlines about your trade disappearing
They are usually about the technology, not the timetable. Changes to work like checking the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly arrive through rules, insurance and money, slowly and visibly. This page tracks the task evidence and will move when it moves.
Retraining out of a job that is holding up
On this evidence I would not spend money leaving. Spend it on the layer around the job instead: the tools, the paperwork, the planning. That is where the change actually is.
The “obvious” next job everyone suggests
I checked the obvious moves and most of them did not survive. The reasons are printed with the routes above, including the pay and the gate. A move that fails on the numbers is worth knowing about so you can stop turning it over at night.

You are reading the United States figures

The United Kingdom splits this work across more than one official group, of which Floorers and wall tilers is the closest. The pay and employment figures are not directly comparable, and we do not average them together.

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In UK official statistics this job is counted as Floorers and wall tilers. Pay and employment stay on this page’s own group; the task list and the scores do not cross over.

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Why there is no community here

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Nearby moves

The jobs above, as pages you can read the same way as this one. Your job shares its core work with these. That is what the match is, and it is all it is.

Terrazzo Workers and Finishers →About 42% of it you could do on Monday. The catch is not the work, it is how few of those jobs there are.

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Will AI replace Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers?: Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 26 official task statements scored for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers (United States, SOC 47-2051), 0% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 1 out of 100 (range 0–5, band: minimal). That is a statement about tasks, not about headcount: this measures what AI could do, not whether any employer adopts it, whether the law allows it, or whether doing the routine parts faster creates more demand for the human parts. Figures are from release 2026-q4.1.
Which tasks in “Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers” can AI already do?: The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Monitor how the wind, heat, or cold affect the curing of the concrete throughout the entire process” (14/100, minimal); “Check the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly constructed” (0/100, minimal); “Set the forms that hold concrete to the desired pitch and depth, and align them” (0/100, minimal). Each score comes from five published 0–4 ratings turned into a number by a published formula, and each carries the model's one-sentence reason on the page.
Which tasks in “Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers” stay human?: About 100% of this job's task weight sits in work that scores low for AI exposure. The lowest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Polish surface, using polishing or surfacing machine” (0/100, minimal); “Push roller over surface to embed chips in surface” (0/100, minimal); “Apply muriatic acid to clean surface, and rinse with water” (0/100, minimal). Low scores usually mean the task needs a body in a room, a legally accountable human, or trust built in real time. Those are the three things the scoring rubric treats as gates rather than obstacles.
What should someone working in “Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers” do about AI?: Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 0% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 100% is not. The practical move is to spend more of your week on the tasks that score low, the ones above, and to get fluent at directing AI through the tasks that score high, because those are the parts that change whether or not you are ready for them. This page does not predict your job, and nothing here is career advice tailored to you: the score describes the occupation, not the person.
How is the AI exposure score for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers calculated?: Each official task statement for the occupation is rated on five published 0–4 dimensions (output replicability, physical embodiment, licensed accountability, real-time human trust, and data availability) by claude-opus-5 using scoring prompt task_scoring_v1.0. The model never writes the score; a published formula turns the five ratings into a 0–100 number, so every score can be recomputed by hand. The occupation figure is the importance-weighted mean across 26 scored tasks. The prompt, the rubric, the formula and the full dataset are published at https://futureproof.collab365.com/method and https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1 under CC BY 4.0.

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The match between this job and its counterpart in the other country is partial, so the two pages count slightly different groups of people.
5 of this occupation's scored task statements carry a score that was measured under a different occupation's context, because the statement is shared between jobs and has only been scored once so far. Each one names the occupation it was measured under in the free routes below; none is presented as a measurement for this job.
Task clusters are not derived in this release, so the task-cluster field is empty and no Collab365 Space routing is attached to this occupation yet.

Task statements: onet-dbProcessing: catalogue-bridge → onet-im-rt-weighting → task-scoring → score-aggregation
Task weights: onet-db (im-rt)
Scores: Rubric task_scoring_v1.0, model claude-opus-5, computed 2026-08-05.
Pay and employment: bls-oews (May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx))bls-oews (May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx))

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@misc{collab365futureproof2026q41,
  title        = {Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1},
  author       = {{Collab365}},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1},
  note         = {Release 2026-q4.1, methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0, CC BY 4.0}
}

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