Ranked #15 safest from AI among all Japanese occupations
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How AI is changing this job
A written analysis for this occupation is being prepared.
AI replacement risk compares the parts of a job that are easy to hand to AI or software (processing information, documentation, repetitive computer work) with the parts that are hard to automate (physical work, working closely with people, judgment in unpredictable settings), using the MHLW job tag survey on work activities, work context, skills and knowledge. The result is a relative position among all occupations in the country, scaled to 0–100%. Methodology →
Skills, education and requirements for 建設・土木作業員
Key skills
Speaking
2.7
Equipment Selection
2.7
Active Listening
2.6
Reading Comprehension
2.5
Coordination
2.4
Instructing
2.4
Troubleshooting
2.3
Social Perceptiveness
2.2
Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.
Key knowledge areas
Building and Construction
2.4
Mechanical
1.9
Mathematics
1.3
Customer and Personal Service
1.1
Design
1.0
Administration and Management
1.0
Administrative
1.0
Personnel and Human Resources
1.0
What the work involves
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsHandling and Moving ObjectsPerforming General Physical ActivitiesOperating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentEvaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkCommunicating with People Outside the Organization
Important abilities
Problem SensitivityStaminaStatic StrengthGross Body EquilibriumReaction TimeManual Dexterity
Licenses and certifications (Japan)
１級土木施工管理技士
２級土木施工管理技士
ガス溶接技能者
玉掛技能者
地山の掘削及び土止め支保工作業主任者
１級土木施工管理技士補
２級土木施工管理技士補
日本躯体コンクリート打込み・締固め工団体検定1級
日本躯体コンクリート打込み・締固め工団体検定2級
Related qualifications listed on job tag (names in Japanese). Some are mandatory, others recommended.
Pay and employment figures are national statistics. Projected pay, outlook scores and AI replacement risk are estimates from the Shigoto Zukan model, not guarantees. To request a correction, use the contact form. How to read the data
Sources: Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), Population Census and Hello Work employment statistics as published on the MHLW job tag site (retrieved Nov 1, 2026); Occupational Information Database (JILPT). Pay ranges, projections and scores are Shigoto Zukan estimates.