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How exposed to AI is a Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmason?

Of the 16 tasks O*NET lists for refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons, 0 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 16 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Cell RelinerCupola RepairerFurnace RepairerHot RepairmanLadle LinerLadle RepairmanRefractory BricklayerRefractory TechnicianRefractory Worker
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
16
tasks rated for this occupation
0%
hold a degree, from a survey of 24
1k
people do this job in the US
49 of 50
least protected in installation and repair

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Cannot be sped up

16
  • Reline or repair ladles and pouring spouts with refractory clay, using trowels
  • Chip slag from linings of ladles or remove linings when beyond repair, using hammers and chisels
  • Mix specified amounts of sand, clay, mortar powder, and water to form refractory clay or mortar, using shovels or mixing machines
  • Measure furnace walls to determine dimensions and cut required number of sheets from plastic block, using saws
  • Tighten locknuts holding refractory stopper assemblies together, spread mortar on jackets to seal sleeve joints, and dry mortar in ovens
  • Dry and bake new linings by placing inverted linings over burners, building fires in ladles, or by using blowtorches
  • Remove worn or damaged plastic block refractory linings of furnaces, using hand tools
  • Fasten stopper heads to rods with metal pins to assemble refractory stoppers used to plug pouring nozzles of steel ladles
  • Climb scaffolding, carrying hoses, and spray surfaces of cupolas with refractory mixtures, using spray equipment
  • Drill holes in furnace walls, bolt overlapping layers of plastic to walls, and hammer surfaces to compress layers into solid sheets
  • Spread mortar on stopper heads and rods, using trowels, and slide brick sleeves over rods to form refractory jackets
  • Dump and tamp clay in molds, using tamping tools
  • Disassemble molds, and cut, chip, and smooth clay structures such as floaters, drawbars, and L-blocks
  • Transfer clay structures to curing ovens, melting tanks, and drawing kilns, using forklifts
  • Install preformed metal scaffolding in interiors of cupolas, using hand tools
  • Install clay structures in melting tanks and drawing kilns to control the flow and temperature of molten glass, using hoists and hand tools
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.