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Direct construction or extraction activities

Work activity · O*NET

Direct construction or extraction activities is an intermediate work activity in the O*NET database — a concrete task that recurs across many occupations , grouped under Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates. 41 occupations report doing it as part of their work.

What it involves

The most common detailed activities O*NET records under this category, ranked by how many occupation tasks map to each.

  • Direct construction or extraction personnel
  • Manage construction activities
  • Coordinate construction or installation activities
  • Coordinate construction project activities
  • Direct installation activities
  • Direct construction activities
  • Direct natural resources extraction projects

How AI is applied to this activity

Microsoft's "Working with AI" study mapped real Bing Copilot conversations to O*NET work activities. The figures below are their measurements for this activity — they describe how AI is used today in one assistant's data, not a forecast that the activity will be automated.

AI completes it successfully 100.0% When Copilot attempts this activity, how often it finishes the task
Scope AI handles 40.0% How much of the activity AI carries within a conversation
Positive user feedback 60.0% Share of interactions users rated positively
How often AI is applied here 12th pct Percentile across all measured activities by how often AI performs them

Source: Microsoft "Working with AI" (working-with-ai). A high completion rate means AI can assist the activity in isolation — it does not mean an occupation that performs it is being automated, since every job blends many activities.

Detailed work activities

The more granular units of work O*NET groups under this activity, ordered by how many occupations perform them.

Occupations that perform this activity

Ranked by how many of the occupation's tasks map to this activity.

Occupation Tasks
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 7
Construction Managers 4
Set and Exhibit Designers 4
Solar Energy Installation Managers 4
Hydrologists 3
Architectural and Engineering Managers 2
Carpenters 2
Electrical Engineers 2
Interior Designers 2
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 2
Mechanical Engineers 2
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 2
Agricultural Engineers 1
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 1
Chief Executives 1
Civil Engineers 1
Commercial and Industrial Designers 1
Construction and Building Inspectors 1
Continuous Mining Machine Operators 1
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas 1
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 1
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 1
Electricians 1
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters 1
Facilities Managers 1
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 1
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers 1
General and Operations Managers 1
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians 1
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 1
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 1
Petroleum Engineers 1
Pipelayers 1
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 1
Project Management Specialists 1
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 1
Rock Splitters, Quarry 1
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas 1
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas 1
Sheet Metal Workers 1

Showing 40 of 41 occupations.

Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 40 occupations in occupations that perform Direct construction or extraction activities.. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers Continuous Mining Machine Operators Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers Pipelayers Sheet Metal Workers Facilities Managers Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers Construction and Building Inspectors Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians Electrical Engineers General and Operations Managers Set and Exhibit Designers Hydrologists Architectural and Engineering Managers Civil Engineers Interior Designers AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that perform Direct construction or extraction activities., by AI task-overlap and median pay

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

Cite this page
Plain

Singulariki. "Direct construction or extraction activities." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/activities/direct-construction-or-extraction-activities

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Direct construction or extraction activities. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activities/direct-construction-or-extraction-activities

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-direct-construction-or-extraction-activities,
  title  = {Direct construction or extraction activities},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/activities/direct-construction-or-extraction-activities}
}

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