Move construction or extraction materials to locations where they are needed.

Move construction or extraction materials to locations where they are needed. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 13 occupations and seen in 15 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Move materials, equipment, or supplies. in Performing General Physical Activities .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 15 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 0 (0%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Coordinate machine actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members. · Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Supply and place base materials, edge restraints, bedding sand and jointing sand. · Segmental Pavers · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Transport materials, tools, or machines to installation sites, manually or using conveyance equipment. · Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation. · Sheet Metal Workers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Haul and spread sand, gravel, and clay to fill washouts and repair road shoulders. · Highway Maintenance Workers · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Select tools, equipment, or materials from storage and transport items to work site. · Helpers--Carpenters · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Transport tools, materials, equipment, and supplies to work site by hand, handtruck, or heavy, motorized truck. · Helpers--Electricians · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Cut pipe and lift up to fitters. · Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Move terrazzo installation materials, tools, machines, or work devices to work areas, manually or using wheelbarrow. · Terrazzo Workers and Finishers · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Requisition tools and equipment, select type and size of pipe, and collect and transport materials and equipment to work site. · Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Load, unload, or identify building materials, machinery, or tools, distributing them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans or specifications. · Construction Laborers · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Hoist tar and roofing materials to roofs, using ropes and pulleys, or carry materials up ladders. · Helpers--Roofers · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Mix plaster, and carry plaster to plasterers. · Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Raise, lower, or position equipment, tools, and materials, using hoist, hand line, or block and tackle. · Helpers--Electricians · importance 3.4 · no direct exposure
• Supply equipment to rig floors as requested and provide assistance to roughnecks. · Roustabouts, Oil and Gas · importance 3.3 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
• Segmental Pavers
• Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
• Sheet Metal Workers
• Highway Maintenance Workers
• Helpers--Carpenters
• Helpers--Electricians
• Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
• Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
• Construction Laborers
• Helpers--Roofers
• Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
• Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

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.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

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

@misc{singulariki-move-construction-or-extraction-materials-to-locations-where-they-are-needed,
  title  = {Move construction or extraction materials to locations where they are needed.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/move-construction-or-extraction-materials-to-locations-where-they-are-needed}
}