Segmental Pavers

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Why it fits

Experienced pavers can supervise crews, safety, layout quality, materials, and daily production.

Construction and Building Inspectors
25% automation risk | Low Risk
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Knowledge of site work, drainage, materials, workmanship, and specs can support inspection with training.

Cost Estimators
32% automation risk | Low Risk
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Why it fits

Material takeoffs, labor time, site constraints, and hardscape specifications support estimating work.

Tile and Stone Setters
48% automation risk | Moderate Risk
Higher growth
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Why it fits

Reuses layout, cutting, alignment, bedding, and finish-quality judgment with similar hardscape materials.

Surveying and Mapping Technicians
48% automation risk | Moderate Risk
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Why it fits

Layout, grades, measurements, and site plans are reusable, though survey methods require training.

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JOB SCORE
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

These are some key things to think about when job hunting.

Risk & user votes

Calculated automation risk

57% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): This occupation may be meaningfully affected by automation. Some parts of the role may be suitable for AI, software, or robotics, while others still rely on human skill, judgement, trust, or real-world context. People in this range may benefit from building skills that complement automation and reduce replacement risk.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Human strengths important in this job

These are human abilities and work contexts that are important in this occupation. They may help explain why parts of the role are harder to replace end-to-end, but they are not the only inputs into the automation score.

Coordinating others’ work

Very important
Why this matters
Bringing people together, assigning tasks, and keeping a group aligned so work gets done.
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Assisting and caring for others

Quite important
Why this matters
Provide hands-on help, emotional support, or personal care to people—work that depends on empathy, trust, and responding to individual needs in the moment.
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Thinking creatively

Quite important
Why this matters
Coming up with original ideas and designs—creating new concepts, products, systems, or artistic work. This kind of open-ended invention and taste-based judgment is harder to automate end-to-end than routine, rule-based tasks.
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Decision-making and problem solving

Quite important
Why this matters
Analyze information, weigh tradeoffs, and choose the best solution—especially when situations are ambiguous, high-stakes, or have real-world consequences.
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Coaching and developing others

Quite important
Why this matters
Helps people learn and improve through coaching, mentoring, and feedback. This relies on trust, motivation, and adapting guidance to each person—work that’s hard to replace end-to-end with automation.
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Communicating with people outside the organization

Quite important
Why this matters
Represents the organization to customers, the public, or government—handling questions, concerns, and relationship-building through conversations, writing, calls, or email.
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What users think

Based on 12 votes

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Segmental Pavers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Pay & outlook

Wages

Low paid relative to other professions

In 2024, the median annual wage for Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers was $48,120 ($23 per hour).

The median annual wage for Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers was 2.8% lower than the national median annual wage, which stood at $49,500.

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Growth

Moderate growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers' job openings is expected to rise 3.5% by 2034

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Volume

Lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2024 there were 33,530 people employed as 'Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 4 thousand people are employed as 'Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers'.

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What people are saying (1)

Diane (Highly likely)
16 Dec 2020 20:56
This is something that would probably could happen, because the robot taking the job wouldn't get tired and wouldn't have to go home at night.
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Job description

Lay out, cut, and place segmental paving units. Includes installers of bedding and restraining materials for the paving units.

O*NET-SOC code: 47-4091.00